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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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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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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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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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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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IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers
Some of the statements made to parents at IEP Meetings are "conversation stoppers" - comments that create ...
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Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Your Child's Rights
To understand your child's rights in America's public schools, it helps to start with one of the primary laws governing ...
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Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities
Are charter schools required to serve students with disabilities?Yes. Charter schools are required to serve children ...
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Components of a Comprehensive Assessment
An evaluation for special education should always be conducted on an individual basis. When completed, it is a ...
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (PL 93-380), commonly referred to as the "Buckley ...
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Developing Your Child's IEP
Being a parent is the most wonderful-and hardest-job in the world. If you have a child with special needs, your job is ...
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Preschool to Public School for Children with Disabilities: Preparing for the Transition
As the parent of a preschooler who has a disability, you may feel anxious about the move to kindergarten. This ...
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Questions and Answers On Serving Children With Disabilities Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools
The obligation of states and local education agencies (LEAs) to children with disabilities enrolled by their parents in ...
Additional Content
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What Are the Legal Requirements to Prepare High School Students for Transition
According to the IDEA 1997, by age 14, the individual education program (IEP) for students with disabilities was...
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Multicultural Considerations for the Identification of Individuals with Disabilities
Legal Assistance Federal legislation has provided protections and guidance for the proper identification of individuals...
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Inclusive Education Reform
Inclusive education, a movement that calls for reform in special education delivery, has gained considerable momentum...
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Instructional Accommodations for Students With Disabilities in College
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires that colleges make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities...
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Laws that Promote Participation in Postsecondary School for Students With Disabilities
Despite the challenges of entering a “different world” of postsecondary education, recent laws have greatly improved...
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