Special Education Law and Practice in Public Schools (2nd Edition) 2nd Edition

This book is extremely well organized, in terms of covering all of the standards for school administrator licensure. Many of the figures and charts are well-organized and useful. Unfortunately, the text itself is somewhat dry and dense, and the explanations for some items are circular or obscure, at best. For example, Referral, one of the steps in the process of IEP creation, does NOT appear in the index, and it is addressed in passing in the section on prereferral approaches and intervention teams. That's a problem. Even if you're going to refer to new methodologies, you need to at least explain the original term, since it's still so widely used. Not everything in the book is so problematic, and some sections are written quite well.I had better explanation of the techniques and procedures in a course on differentiation, scaffolding, and interventions, and I had far better explanations of the IEP and 504 processes in my School Law course, and I had both of those courses for my MAT. If you work regularly with special ed kids, then I suspect you will find this to be an annoying and confusing book. If you know nothing about the special ed induction process or relevant laws, then this book will probably get you through the key concepts without too much pain.Books like this make me want to get my PhD and write decent textbooks.

Used this book for a graduate class. At some points, the author seems to be simplistic, but it was not overly so. I liked the case breakdowns and it actually gave me a new appreciation for sped teachers and what they have to take into account with their students. Overall, I would recommend this book for teachers of all levels to help them understand the laws regarding sped students and what hoops are gone through for the various plans and accommodations.

This is my text for one of my grad courses. Lots of important information for SPED. Teachers, (gen ed and SPED - specialists) Admin need this!

I found this text to be very comprehensive.It breaks down special education law and how it applies to teachers in plain language. Since I'm a teacher & not a lawyer I really appreciated how this text "translated" key laws and court cases so I can fully understand how they apply to me as a professional.

I was having a hard time locating this text. It came in on time and in a great condition. The price was right there along with the rest of them. Overall no concerns at all with this product.

The book was very used.

Book is very informative and helped get an A in the class! One thing to keep in mind, this does not cover specific states laws. You would need to purchase a book on the state you live or work in.

Bought a used book, it was excellent and would buy again.