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Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
...Provides. An IEP (Individualized Education Program) is a legal document...(Individualized Education Program) is a legal document created...Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It exists because...it adversely affects their educational performance. Both parts matter....a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), meaning the services...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...IDEA, your school was required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you succeed. Teachers, counselors,...school was required to evaluate you, develop an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and provide services to help you succeed. Teachers, counselors,...
Education > K-12
FAPE and LRE Explained: A Parent's Guide to Your Child's Rights Under IDEA
...early in your special education journey:...your special education journey: FAPE...your child's educational rights under...Appropriate Public Education. LRE means...Disabilities Education Act (IDEA),...governing special education....governing special education. Schools must...entitled to an education that meets...(2017), requires education "reasonably...different program, a more intensive...
Education > Early Intervention
What Happens When Early Intervention Ends at Age 3: The Transition to Preschool Special Education
...intervention from birth to age 3. Part B covers preschool special education from age 3 through high school. They're...birth to age 3. Part B covers preschool special education from age 3 through high school. They're separate...from age 3 through high school. They're separate programs with different eligibility rules, different service...
Education > Special Education
Aging Out of Special Education: A Parent's Guide to Transition Services and 18-22 Programs
Your child's special education services don't end... Your child's special education services don't end at high...these areas: Post-secondary education or training: what comes after...vocational training, certificate programs, or continuing education...certificate programs, or continuing education Employment: competitive integrated...
Special Needs > Muscular Dystrophy
Evolving IEPs for Progressive Conditions: Planning Ahead When Your Child's Needs Will Change
...Conditions. IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs explains that IDEA requires annual reviews. For most disabilities,...IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs explains that IDEA requires annual reviews. For most disabilities, that's...
Special Needs > Down Syndrome
Preparing Your Teen with Down Syndrome for Adult Life: A Transition Planning Guide
...That planning must include measurable postsecondary goals in three areas: education or training, employment, and independent living skills. What the law doesn't...vocational rehab, developmental disabilities services, and Medicaid waiver programs, then coordinates with them before your child exits the system. The first...
Education > Special Education
Special Education Programs Are Moving to HHS. What Does It Mean for Your Child's IEP?
...many special education...special education advocates...feared: special education...special education programs...education programs are...Department of Education. They're...federal special education...special education policy....Office of Special Education...Special Education Programs...Education Programs (OSEP)...Department of Education, where...federal special education...special education law....specific programs transfer,...of an education-focused...Department of Education. Moving...IDEA programs to...
News > Education
IEP 101: What Every Parent Needs to Know About Individualized Education Programs
...Individualized Education Program isn't...Education Program isn't just...Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA,...specialized education. More than...children receive special education...receive special education services...your child's education team. What...Individualized Education Program is...Education Program is a legally...from their education are entitled...appropriate public education (FAPE). The...
Education > Special Education
Related Services in Special Education: A Complete Guide to OT, PT, Speech, and More
...support underneath special education: occupational...underneath special education: occupational...benefit from their education. They're not...appropriate public education, which means...benefit from special education. The...from special education. The word "benefit"...therapy is tied to educational access: what...participate in their educational program? That's...educational program? That's the...
Education > Other
Homeschooling Your Child with Special Needs: A Complete Guide
...recognize. When parents of children with special needs decide to homeschool, they're...curriculum for homeschooling a child with special needs. The right fit depends on how...matter. Scripted or highly sequential programs like the Sonday System (for reading)...decision you make. Orton-Gillingham-based programs are the gold standard: All About...
Education > Special Education
IDEA at 50: What Trump's 2026 Budget Proposal Could Mean for Your Child's Services
...with Disabilities Education Act, the law that...child's right to special education, is marking...right to special education, is marking its...teacher preparation programs, technical assistance...as a standalone program. The administration's...grants-to-states program. In practice, when...specifically trained special education teachers...trained special education teachers and the...