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Quickly acquire the practical coverage and guidance you need to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.
To understand it thoroughly, school psychologists, teachers, and other school service providers need a comprehensive resource to guide them in what this frequently amended Act means and how it should be interpreted. The first concise, yet authoritative, book of its kind on which professionals can rely to navigate this often-misunderstood law, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals is that source.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Written in the user-friendly and well-known Essentials format, each of the seven concise chapters covers terminology, classification, assessments/evaluations, and other topics related to IDEA.
With an accompanying CD offering commentary on judicial decisions related to interpretation of IDEA, as well as references to the 2006 final regulations for IDEA 2004 and Section 504 regulations, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals provides helpful guidelines for educational assessments and evaluations.
Editions of Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals
- AltFormat
- ISBN 9780470873922
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118041703
- EBook
- ISBN 9781118041680
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Quickly acquire the practical coverage and guidance you need to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.
To understand it thoroughly, school psychologists, teachers, and other school service providers need a comprehensive resource to guide them in what this frequently amended Act means and how it should be interpreted. The first concise, yet authoritative, book of its kind on which professionals can rely to navigate this often-misunderstood law, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals is that source.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Written in the user-friendly and well-known Essentials format, each of the seven concise chapters covers terminology, classification, assessments/evaluations, and other topics related to IDEA.
With an accompanying CD offering commentary on judicial decisions related to interpretation of IDEA, as well as references to the 2006 final regulations for IDEA 2004 and Section 504 regulations, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals provides helpful guidelines for educational assessments and evaluations.
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What is Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals about?
Quickly acquire the practical coverage and guidance you need to understand the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.
To understand it thoroughly, school psychologists, teachers, and other school service providers need a comprehensive resource to guide them in what this frequently amended Act means and how it should be interpreted. The first concise, yet authoritative, book of its kind on which professionals can rely to navigate this often-misunderstood law, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals is that source.
Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered. Written in the user-friendly and well-known Essentials format, each of the seven concise chapters covers terminology, classification, assessments/evaluations, and other topics related to IDEA.
With an accompanying CD offering commentary on judicial decisions related to interpretation of IDEA, as well as references to the 2006 final regulations for IDEA 2004 and Section 504 regulations, Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals provides helpful guidelines for educational assessments and evaluations.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals?
Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Psychological methodology > Psychological testing and measurement
Where can I read a sample of Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780470873922
Is Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Essentials of Psychological Assessment
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals?
Guy McBride, John O. Willis, Ron Dumont
Who is the Publisher of the book Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals?
Wiley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Essentials of IDEA for Assessment Professionals is available as altformat(ISBN 9780470873922) and ebook(ISBN 9781118041703) and ebook(ISBN 9781118041680)
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