Festus E. Obiakor is the Chief Executive Manager, Sunny Educational Consulting, Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA.Jeffrey P. Bakken is Professor of Special Education at Bradley University, USA.

• Chapter 1. Families: An Essential Component of Special Education; Kristina Rios, Christie Nelson, and Jeffrey P. Bakken Chapter 2. Special Education of Students with Learning Disabilities: Involving Families; Paula Williams, Kelly Anderson, and Kristen D. Beach Chapter 3. Contextual and Systems-level Factors that Influence Outcomes for Families of Students with EBD; Jason C. Chow, Jessica Vitale, Saury Ramos-Torres, Kristen L. Granger, and Carrie Mason Chapter 4. Special Education of Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Involving Families; Emily C. Bouck, Laura Norwine, and Larissa N. Jakubow Chapter 5. Special Education of Students with Deaf/hard of Hearing: Involving Families; Angi Martin Chapter 6. Special Education of Students with Visual Impairments: Involving Families; Stacy M. Kelly Chapter 7. Special Education of Students with Extensive Support Needs: Involving Families; Jennifer A. Kurth, Mary Curran Mansouri, Geonhwa Kim, and Lindsay Ruhter Chapter 8. Special Education of Students with Autism: Involving Families; Lenwood Gibson Chapter 9. Special Education of Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries: Involving Families; Quentin M. Wherfel and Summer Bergmann Chapter 10. Special Education of Students with Physical and Other Health Impairments: Involving Families; Luis Columna, Eugene F. Asola, and Samuel R. Hodge Chapter 11. Special Education for Students from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: Involving Families; Christopher J. CormierChapter 12. School Leaders and Administrators and the Special Education Process: Involving Families; Floyd D. Beachum Chapter 13. Working with Families of Learners with Special Education Needs: Moving Forward; Festus E. Obiakor, Sunday Obi, Stephanie L. Obi, Nkechi Amadife, Phillip H. Clay Jr., Ann Lyttle-Burns, and Whitney Lawrence