Washington Information Directory 2004-2005
Washington Information Directory 2004-2005

Author: CQ Press

Publisher: C Q Press Library Reference

Published: 2004-06

Total Pages: 1078

ISBN-13: 9781568029030

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Whether looking for information about environmental issues, reporting a missing Social Security check, or tracking down details about the labor force, Washington Information Directory is the fastest way to find out whom to contact and how best to reach them. Washington Information Directory is the one resource you can trust to navigate the complicated web of official Washington. The book is your one-stop source for the right information. Here's just a sample of what the Washington Information Directory can do for you: Delivers you to the right person in the right organization faster than any search engine. Navigates the biggest, most complex reorganization in years with the National and Homeland Security chapter. Provides context for choosing the right resource with responsibilities and objectives for thousands of organizations. Lets you communicate in many ways with phone, fax, e-mail, and Internet information - always with a personal contact. Uses easy-to-understand topical organization, supplemented by full indexing. Covers federal agencies, congressional committees, and nonprofits. This essential reference is updated every year with hundreds of new listings. You'll find up-to

School, Family, and Community Partnerships
School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author: Joyce L. Epstein

Publisher: Corwin Press

Published: 2018-07-19

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 1483320014

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Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Encyclopedia of Special Education, Volume 2
Encyclopedia of Special Education, Volume 2

Author: Cecil R. Reynolds

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-03-06

Total Pages: 1240

ISBN-13: 1119520002

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The only comprehensive reference devoted to special education The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field. This completely updated and comprehensive A-Z reference includes about 200 new entries, with increased attention given to those topics that have grown in importance since the publication of the third edition, such as technology, service delivery policies, international issues, neuropsychology, and RTI. The latest editions of assessment instruments frequently administered in special education settings are discussed. Only encyclopedia or comprehensive reference devoted to special education Edited and written by leading researchers and scholars in the field New edition includes over 200 more entries than previous edition, with increased attention given to those topics that have grown in importance since the publication of the third edition—such as technology, service delivery policies, international issues, neuropsychology, and Response to Intervention, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Autism and Applied Behavior Analysis Entries will be updated to cover the latest editions of the assessment instruments frequently administered in special education settings Includes an international list of authors and descriptions of special education in 35 countries Includes technology and legal updates to reflect a rapidly changing environment Comprehensive and thoroughly up to date, this is the essential, A-Z compilation of authoritative information on the education of those with special needs.