The essential parents' guide to special education in Ireland / David J. Carey.

Includes index and glossary.

Introduction--PART ONE: Assessment and educational planning--PART TWO: Special education conditions--PART THREE: Let\'s understand more about special education--PART FOUR: Understanding the context of Special education using the Curriculum and Interventions--PART FIVE: Special education in Ireland: Legislation, guidelines and Structure: PART SIX: Special education and the courts--PART SEVEN Reports of the task force--PART EIGHT: The authors recommendations.

This publication provides an overview of Special Education in Ireland. It is written for parents and teachers who are involved with children who have learning difficulties, across the spectrum from dyslexia to autism. The international trend towards teaching these children in mainstream schools (as opposed to Special Schools) is being implemented in Ireland over the past ten years and this has serious implications for everyone. This publication describes how the entire process works, from identifying the initial signs of a learning difficulty through the assessment process and on to the formulation of the all-important \'Individual Education Plan\'.