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    Addressing Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: Overrepresentation in Special Education: Guidelines for Parents

    1/1/04 - Alfredo Artiles, Beth Harry, Equity Alliance at ASU

    Do bias or inappropriate practice play a role in the placement of culturally and linguistically diverse students in special education? Is the representation of low-income students in special education programs larger...

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    Acronyms and Agencies

    1/1/07 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Listed below are acronyms related to early intervention, education, special education, and other laws important to individuals with disabilities and their families. For related information, also read Acronyms and the...

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    Acronyms and the Law

    1/1/07 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Listed below are acronyms related to early intervention, education, special education, and other laws important to individuals with disabilities and their families. For related information, also read Acronyms and...

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    Assistive Technology for Infants, Toddlers,and Young Children with Disabilities

    1/1/06 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Research shows that assistive technology (AT) can help young children with disabilities to learn developmental skills.(1) Its use may help infants and toddlers to improve in many areas: • social skills including...

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    Beyond the golden rule: a parent's guide to preventing and responding to prejudice

    1/1/10 - Dana Williams

    "Whether you are the parent of a 3-year-old who is curious about why a friend’s skin is brown, the parent of a 9-year-old who has been called a slur because of his religion, or the parent of a 15-year-old who snubs...

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    Colorín Colorado,

    A free web-based, bilingual service that provides information, activities, and advice for educators and Spanish-speaking families of English language learners.Also includes information about accommodations and...

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    Creating Inclusive Environments by Taking a Relational Stance Toward Difference

    1/1/08 - Thea Abu El-Haj

    When my daughter was five she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It was clear from the first moment that my daughter returned to her kindergarten class that, as a parent advocating for a child with a medical...

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    Effective strategies for increasing parent involvement in K-12 special education

    1/1/09 - Daphne L.M Worsham

    Based on the priorities of IDEA 2004 states must report on their effectiveness in several areas. Parent Involvement is Indicator 8 in the State Performance Plan (submitted every 6 years) and the Annual Performance...

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    Engaging parents in education: Lessons from five parental information and resource centers

    1/1/07 - U.S. Department of Education,

    Children benefit academically when parents and educators work together. For this reason, parents’ involvement in their children’s education is a priority of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. But a strong...

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    Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child?

    1/1/07 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Evaluation is a process that helps parents and schools determine whether a child has a disability. Under IDEA a “child with a disability” is one who qualifies for special education and related services. A child...

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    Getting Parents "Ready" for Kindergarten: The Role of Early Childhood Education

    1/1/02 - Holly Kreider

    "When families are involved in their children.s early childhood education, children may experience greater success once they enter elementary school (Miedel & Reynolds, 1999). We define educational involvement of...

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    Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures: A Judge's Guide

    1/1/09 - Eva J Klain, Lisa Pilnik, Erin Talati, Candice L Maze, Kimberly Diamond-Berry, Lucy Hudson

    "Very young children develop within the context of their primary relationships. They are hurt and healed within that context. Science teaches us that the quality and reliability of those first relationships forms the...

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    How Do Families Matter? Understanding how families strengthen their children's educational achievement

    1/1/09 - Dale Russakoff

    "Journalist Dale Russakoff, in her essay for this Annual Report, charts the course of requirements for parent involvement in successive reauthorizations of Title I, the largest federal education program aimed, for...

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    How Will I Know If My Child is Making Progress?

    1/1/06 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Children go to school to learn, of course. But parents of children with disabilities often ask, “How will I know my child is learning and making progress?” Parents can answer that question by looking at a variety...

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    IEP Goals

    1/1/07 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    IDEA is the nation’s special education law. Under IDEA if a child is found to be a “child with a disability,” he or she is eligible for special education and related services. If your child has a disability...

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    Informed Parent Consent for Pre-School and School-Aged Children with Disabilities

    1/1/06 - Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers,

    Informed Parent Consent is one of the important parent rights in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA 2004). IDEA is the federal special education law. When your child receives special education...

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