Special Education Eligibility A Step-by-step Guide for Educators

Dr. Roger Pierangelo is a full-time associate professor in the Department of Special Education and Literacy at Long Island University. He has been an administrator of special education programs and served for eighteen years as a permanent member of Committees on Special Education. He has over thirty years of experience in the public school system as a general education classroom teacher and school psychologist, and is a consultant to numerous private and public schools, PTAs, and SEPTA groups. Dr. Pierangelo has also been an evaluator for the New York State Office of Vocational and Rehabilitative Services and a director of a private clinic. He is a New York State licensed clinical psychologist, certified school psychologist, and a Board Certified Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology. Dr. Pierangelo currently holds the office of President of The National Association of Special Education Teachers, Executive Director of The American Academy of Special Education Professionals, and Vice-President of The National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education. Dr. Pierangelo earned his BS degree from St. John's University, his MS from Queens College, Professional Diploma from Queens College, PhD from Yeshiva University, and Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology from the International College of Professional Psychology. Dr. Pierangelo is a member of the American Psychological Association, New York State Psychological Association, Nassau County Psychological Association, New York State Union of Teachers, and Phi Delta Kappa. Dr. Pierangelo is the author of Survival Kit for the Special Education Teacher and The Special Education Teacher's Book of Lists, published by Jossey Bass; author of 301 Ways to be a Loving Parent, published by SPI Publishers; and co-author of The Special Educator's Complete Guide to 109 Diagnostic Tests, The Educator's Diagnostic Manual (pub. date 2005) and 301 Tests for Special Educators (pub. date 2005) published by Jossey Bass; the co-author of Assessment in Special Education: A Practical Approach; Transition Services in Special Education: A Practical Approach; and Learning Disabilities: A Practical Approach to Foundations, Diagnosis, Assessment, and Teaching (pub. date 2005), published by Allyn and Bacon; co-author of Why Your Students Do What They Do-and What to Do When They Do It-Grades K-5; Why Your Students Do What They Do-and What to Do When They Do It-Grades 6-12; Creating Confident Children in the Classroom: The Use of Positive Restructuring, and What Every Teacher Should Know about Students with Special Needs, published by Research Press; and soon to be published works by Corwin Press including Working with Parents in Special Education, The Special Educator's Survival Guide to Assistive Technology, and The Step-by-Step Series for Special Educators.Pierangelo, Roger is the author of 'Special Education Eligibility A Step-by-step Guide for Educators', published 2007 under ISBN 9781412917858 and ISBN 1412917859.