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Focusing on parent involvement in children's education in the USA, this volume covers such topics as: government support; parent-school communication; parent-child literacy projects; preparation for teachers; and parent centres.
Dedication
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
Foreword; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.
Chapter 1. Connecting Schools to Families of Children with Special Needs; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael.
Chapter 2. Historical Antecedents, Legal Issues, and Government Policies Related to Family Involvement for Children with Special Needs; Leland L. Simmons.
Chapter 3. A National Study of Parent Involvement in Education of Youth with Disabilities; Lynn A. Newman.
Chapter 4. Family Involvement in Adapting Curriculum Across the Lifespan for Children with Special Needs; Belinda Dunnick Karge.
Chapter 5. Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Succeed: The Family-School Connection; Rosalyn Anstine Templeton and Michelle A. Johnston.
Chapter 6. Schools and Families of Students with an Emotional Disturbance: Allies and Partners; Carl J. Fertman.
Chapter 7. Toward Successful Collaboration: Voices from Families of Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities; Hwa Lee and Micki Ostrosky.
Chapter 8. School-Family-Community Collaboration for Deaf Children; Pat Huftossch and Lynda R. Myers.
Chapter 9. Bridging the Gaps between Schools, Students with Psychiatric Illness and their Families: A Hospital-Based Classroom; Marge Battaglia, Shawna Lightbody, Cheryl Williams, and Leigh Solomon.