Supporting Your Child with Special Needs

50 Fundamental Tools for Families
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-1-032-42523-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 254 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Supporting Your Child with Special Needs offers practical activities and strategies to help you prepare your children for school success and best connect with school personnel to meet your child's unique needs. Each of the ten chapters includes key themes supported by research as well as activities for you to complete with your children to bond with and build them up. Rachel Jorgensen's guidance will help you both understand and tackle the real-world situations you'll encounter as a parent navigating the special education system. You will find yourself better equipped to support your child in the school setting and better able to prepare your child for a path to greater independence in adulthood.

Zielgruppe

General

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jorgensen, Rachel R.

Meixner, Rachel

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Sonderpädagogik, Heilpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Connecting with School 1. The Foundational Relationship 2. Navigating the Special Education System 3. Communication and Advocacy Tools Part II: Connecting with Your Child 4. Cultivating Connection 5. Redefine Success 6. Thriving through Challenges 7. We're in this Together Part III: Connecting with Yourself 8. Beyond Self-Care to Self-Nourishment 9. Help! I’m Overwhelmed 10. Gratitude, Acceptance, and Purpose

Über Autor(innen)

Rachel R. Jorgensen is a special educator, college instructor, and educational writer with a special interest in empowering learners with special needs. She has spent nearly 20 years in the special education classroom and continues to enjoy her daily work with her students. She is also the owner of Learn & Thrive Consulting, an organization dedicated to supporting special educators and families.