Dedication Acknowledgements List of Contributors Foreword; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael. Chapter 1. Connecting Schools to Families of Children with Special Needs; Diana B. Hiatt-Michael. Chapter 2. Historical Antecedents, Legal Issues, and Government Policies Related to Family Involvement for Children with Special Needs; Leland L. Simmons.

Chapter 3. A National Study of Parent Involvement in Education of Youth with Disabilities; Lynn A. Newman. Chapter 4. Family Involvement in Adapting Curriculum Across the Lifespan for Children with Special Needs; Belinda Dunnick Karge. Chapter 5. Helping Children with Learning Disabilities Succeed: The Family-School Connection; Rosalyn Anstine Templeton and Michelle A. Johnston.

Chapter 6. Schools and Families of Students with an Emotional Disturbance: Allies and Partners; Carl J. Fertman. Chapter 7. Toward Successful Collaboration: Voices from Families of Children with Developmental Delays and Disabilities; Hwa Lee and Micki Ostrosky. Chapter 8. School-Family-Community Collaboration for Deaf Children; Pat Huftossch and Lynda R. Myers.

Chapter 9. Bridging the Gaps between Schools, Students with Psychiatric Illness and their Families: A Hospital-Based Classroom; Marge Battaglia, Shawna Lightbody, Cheryl Williams, and Leigh Solomon.