This book offers guidance for school-based professionals participating in the special education process. It provides a foundation for effective oral communication and meeting facilitation in team meetings while highlighting methods to enhance collaboration between educators and families.
Key Features
- Guidance for Professionals: Tailored for school-based professionals to navigate the special education process.
- Effective Communication: Establishes a foundation for oral communication and meeting facilitation.
- Collaboration Enhancement: Highlights methods to improve collaboration between educators and families.
- Sequential Facilitation Process: Presents a structured approach for school psychologist-led meetings.
- Real-World Examples: Offers examples from school psychologists about structuring meetings and communicating concepts.
Additional Information
Chapters present a sequential facilitation process for school psychologist-led meetings and apply that process to problem-solving, suspicion of disability, eligibility/feedback, IEP, and manifestation determination meetings. Within each chapter, featured practitioners describe ways to address common challenges that arise. Aimed at graduate students and professionals, this text is a unique, example-based resource to enhance readers’ ability to facilitate and participate in the special education process.
