<b>What every special education teacher needs to know to survive and thrive</b><p><i>A Survival Guide for New Special Educators</i> provides relevant, practical information for new special education teachers across a broad range of topic areas. Drawing on the latest research on special educator effectiveness and retention, this comprehensive, go-to resource addresses the most pressing needs of novice instructors, resource teachers, and inclusion specialists.</p><ul><li>Offers research-based, classroom-tested strategies for working with a variety of special needs students</li><li>Covers everything from preparing for the new school year to behavior management, customizing curriculum, creating effective IEPs, and more</li><li>Billingsley and Brownell are noted experts in special educator training and support</li></ul><p>This highly practical book is filled with checklists, forms, and tools that special educators can use every day to help ensure that all special needs students get the rich