Welcoming Children with Special Needs

Welcoming Children with Special Needs: Empowering Christian Special Education Through Purpose, Policies, and Procedures......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 8
Dedication......Page 10
Katie’s Legacy......Page 11
Acknowledgments......Page 14
Chapter 1 Theological Reflections for a Christian Perspective on Special Education......Page 15
Theodicy Is a Poor Starting Place......Page 16
God in Relationship: A Trinitarian Theology of God......Page 17
Perichoresis & Interiority......Page 18
Mutuality & Self Donation......Page 19
Love......Page 20
Humans in Relationship: An Imago Dei Theology of Humanity......Page 21
Broken World and Broken Relationships: A Theology of Brokenness......Page 25
Recovery of Shalom: A Theology of Reconciliation......Page 27
God’s Image in Our Gathering: A Theology of Community......Page 29
God with Us All: A Theology of Mission......Page 31
Conclusions......Page 33
People First Language......Page 34
United States and Special Education......Page 35
Public Law and Christian Schools......Page 36
Free and Appropriate Public Education (fape)......Page 40
Child Find......Page 41
Summary......Page 44
Council for Exceptional Children (cec)......Page 45
Section 504 and the Accommodation Plan......Page 46
Example 1: Accommodation Plan......Page 47
Individualized Education Plan (iep)......Page 48
Your Accommodation Plan and Education Plan Documents......Page 50
Summary......Page 53
Chapter 4 The Public School Assessment Process......Page 54
The First Steps Toward Assessment......Page 55
Request for an Assessment......Page 57
Example 2: Request for Testing Letter......Page 59
Filing a Complaint......Page 63
The Assessment Meeting......Page 64
Summary......Page 65
Determining the Need......Page 67
Establishing a Committee......Page 68
Admissions......Page 71
Current Students......Page 72
Response to Intervention and Student Study Teams......Page 74
Example 4: Student Study Team Form (2 Pages)......Page 76
Example 5: Student Study Team (2 Pages)......Page 77
What Kind of Support Are You Providing?......Page 79
When the Public Schools Says No......Page 80
When Assessment Occurs......Page 81
Example 6: Education Plan......Page 82
Example 7: Goals and Objective......Page 83
Example 8: Family Service Plan (2 Pages)......Page 84
Example 9: Preschool to Kindergarten Transition Plan (2 Pages)......Page 85
Professional Development & Parent Education......Page 86
Confidentiality......Page 87
Funding......Page 88
Summary......Page 89
Conclusion......Page 90
Epilogue......Page 92
Bibliography......Page 94
About the Authors......Page 98
Endnotes......Page 99