Assessment in Special Education

George Giuliani is a full-time assistant professor at Hofstra University's School of Education and Allied Health and Human Services, in the Department of Counseling, Research, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. Dr. Giuliani earned his BA from the College of the Holy Cross; MS from St. John's University; JD from City University Law School; and PsyD from Rutgers University, The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. He earned Board Certification as a Diplomate Fellow in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Forensic Psychology from the International College of Professional Psychology. Dr. Giuliani is also a New York State licensed psychologist, certified school…  More psychologist, and has an extensive private practice focusing on children with special needs. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, New York State Psychological Association, the National Association of School Psychologists, Suffolk County Psychological Association, Psi Chi, American Association of University Professors, and the Council for Exceptional Children. Dr. Giuliani is the Executive Director of the National Association of Special Education Professionals, President of the National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education (NAPCSE), Vice President of the National Association of Special Education Teachers, and an educational consultant for various school districts. He has provided numerous workshops for parents and teachers on a variety of special education and psychological topics. Dr. Giuliani is the 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.  Less