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Therapies > Animal
Therapy Dogs in Schools: How Canine Programs Support Students with Special Needs
What a school therapy dog is, what it can do for your child, and the questions to ask before the first visit.
Education > Special Education
30 States Failed to Meet Federal Special Education Requirements This Year. Here's How to Use Your State's Rating to Push Back.
...state-by-state scorecard for special education, the review...rating for how they serve students ages 3 to 21 under IDEA....Twenty-six states landed in "needs assistance," and 23 of...Washington, D.C. fell into "needs intervention," the second-lowest...the only state rated "needs intervention" for that...hand off much of its special education oversight to...
Education > Special Education
Your Legal Rights When a School Denies Extended School Year Services
...disability categories or reserved for students with the most significant needs. That's...students with the most significant needs. That's not how the law works. The...blanket rule that excludes a category of students, or a policy that caps ESY to a set...of hours regardless of individual need, doesn't hold up. If a school ever...
News > Advocacy
Federal Data That Tracks How Schools Serve Students With Disabilities Is Six Months Overdue. Here's What Parents Should Know.
...treatment of disabled students is an isolated...complaints, and how students get identified...identified for special education. It has...Matters for Disabled Students. The CRDC is the...Black and Hispanic students get identified...identified for special education, and...with comparable needs. It's also the...seclude disabled students most often, and...
News > Education
New Hampshire's Open Enrollment Bill Would Force Schools to Accept Students with Disabilities. Here's What Families with IEPs and 504 Plans Need to Know.
...rejecting transfer students based on disability...school-choice families. Students with IEPs and 504...Department of Education, a student's home district would...would continue to pay special education costs under...accommodations, vision needs, and emotional disturbance...applications from students with disabilities...compared to 14% from students without disabilities....
Education > Other
Charter Schools and Special Education: Understanding Your Legal Rights
...right fit" for your child's needs. Or maybe they said they "don't...the area that "specialize in special education." These statements...charter schools must accept students with IEPs and 504 plans, provide...legal options. Here's what you need to know about your rights,...the federal law that governs special education in public schools....
Education > Online Learning
Online Learning Platforms for Students with Disabilities: A Complete Comparison
...it's built for special needs. Your child's...built for special needs. Your child's IEP...evidence. What you need is a framework:...tier Best for: Students who need conceptual...for: Students who need conceptual depth,...initiation is on the student. Khan Academy delivers...and procedural. A student struggling with...controlled by the student. For dyscalculia,...
Education > K-12
Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
...scores say he needs intervention....scores. The special education team...This is the 2e student experience:...exceptional students have documented...suggest 14-17% of students in gifted programs...criteria for special education services,...programs and special education operate...across domains. Special education focuses...deficit. A student who excels in...reader. The student...
Special Needs > Respiratory Health
Asthma Management at School: What Parents of Children with Disabilities Need to Know
...not be enough. The protocols that work for most students assume typical communication, motor control, and...possible. When any of those assumptions fail, the plan needs modification. The asthma itself doesn't change....Asthma Action Plan That Accounts for Your Child's Needs. Start with the standard asthma action plan your...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
Executive Function Strategies That Work: A Parent's Guide for Students with Learning Differences
...Executive function challenges affect students across all learning differences: dyslexia,...smoothly, school becomes harder than it needs to be. The good news is that executive...memory is the mental workspace where students hold and manipulate information. When...retention. Written reminders eliminate the need to hold everything mentally. Keep...
Special Needs > Learning Differences
IEP or 504: Which Plan Does Your Child with a Learning Difference Need?
You've been told your child needs "a plan" to succeed in school....child without the services they need. Here's what you need to know...they need. Here's what you need to know to advocate effectively....(IDEA). It exists because some students need instruction that looks...exists because some students need instruction that looks different...
Special Needs > Dyslexia
Dyslexia and College: How Accommodations Change and What Students Need to Know
...IDEA covers K–12 students because schools...identify and support students with disabilities....accommodations only when students request them. No...because college students are considered...academic lives. Students with dyslexia can...the support they need in college, but...self-advocacy, and most students don't realize that...responsibility to the student. Colleges must...