This is a comprehensive resource book designed to assist and support the special education teacher through his or her first school year. The authors present a step-by-step management approach design to help the first-year teacher improve and enhance his or her skills in the areas of organization, time management, and instructional planning and implementation. Designed as a quick reference, every chapter is written in an abbreviated format, and the contents are sequentially arranged in order to guide the new teacher from the initial planning stage prior to the start of school to the post-planning stage of the school year.