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What Can I Do If I Suspect My Child Has a Learning Disability?
With early recognition and targeted intervention, children with learning disabilities can be helped so that they can ...
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A Helpful Guide for Parents Who Are Concerned About Their Child's Early Reading Skills
You Are the KeyAs the parent of a preschooler, you play an important role in your child's development. Preschoolers are ...
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Five Essential Skills for Becoming Your Child's Advocate
Learning the essential skills to become your child's advocate and ensure your child receives an appropriate education ...
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How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children
Parents are often the best educational advocates for their children, especially children with a learning disability. ...
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Knowing Your Child’s Rights
Your child has the right to a free and appropriate public school education. Getting involved in his or her education is ...
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Advocating for Your Pre-School Child
Being an advocate means knowing how to ensure that your child gets the help he or she needs to be successful. For ...
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Advocating for Your School-Aged Child
Your child has the right to a free and appropriate public school education. Getting involved in his or her education is ...
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Building and Maintaining a Good Relationship with Your Child's Teacher
Your child is your number one priority, and in a perfect world you could give them everything they need. But let's ...
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What is an IEP?
Each public school child who receives special education and related services must have an Individualized Education ...
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IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers
Some of the statements made to parents at IEP Meetings are "conversation stoppers" - comments that create ...
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IDEA Terms to Know
Accommodations: Tools and procedures that provide equal access to instruction and assessment for students with ...
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Types of Records a Parent Should Keep
From NCLD's IDEA Parent Guide, Chapter 3: Referral/Request for Evaluation Report cards and progress reports ...
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Getting Started at Home
Here are ten initial ways that parents can help their children with learning disabilities (LD). Learn more about ...
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Helping Students With LD Pass High-Stakes Tests
A growing number of students now take tests that determine whether they will advance to the next grade level. If ...
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Living with LD: Being Your Own Advocate
Having learning disabilities often means having special needs. As an adult it's up to you to make sure your rights are ...
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