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Parent Training and Information Centers
Other Parent Training Resources
Your State Education Agency Update 8/20/10
Your Regional Education Service Center
The Special Education Process:
- What To Know, Who To Call
- Special Education Step-By-Step
- ARD Agenda
- Portfolios
- Communication With People at School
- Creating Family/School Partnerships
Community Services:
- Family Supports – What are they? How do I access them?
- Family Resource Guide – Created by UT Texas Center on Disability Studies
- Which Waiver does What? – Imagine Enterprises
- Department of Aging & Disability Services Interest List Information – CBA, CLASS, MDCP, HCS, DBMD
- Department Of Aging & Disability Services – How To Apply for Services
- Texas Health & Human Services Commission – Medicaid, CHIP, Family Services, Food Stamps, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Blind Services, Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services, Rehabilitation Services
- Dept. of State Health Services Community Mental Health – Find services
- Social Security – How to Qualify & Apply; “Blue Book” Listing of Childhood Disabilities
- Texas AgriLife Extension
Accommodations vs. Modifications
- Accommodations and Modifications for those with Dyslexia or Reading Disabilities (ESC 10)
- Accommodation Resources
- NICHCY – Supports, Modifications and Accommodations for Students
- NICHCY Evidence for Education – Assessment and Accommodations
ADD/ADHD
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Americans with Disabilities Act – Government website
Assistive Technology
- Texas Assistive Technology Network (ESC 4)
- Texas Technology Access Program – Short Term Loans, Demonstration Centers, Computer Access Demonstration Centers
- NICHCY - National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) training module 8
- National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS)
- Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) – Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services – Voucher program for equip. or services to help access telephone networks
Autism
- Strategies For Consideration for Students with Autism (autism supplement)
- Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism (ESC 13)– Links to Conference, TARGET Manual, Free Trainings, etc
- Commissioner’s Rules on IEP development for students with autism
- Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Autism (TAC 89.1055 (e))
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Autism program for ages 3-8
Behavior
- Behavior Intervention Plans
- Texas Education Agency Texas Behavior Support Initiative (online training)
- NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments
- NICHCY Resources – Behavior at School
- Center for Social & Emotional Foundations for Early Learning - Promoting Social and Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children – Training modules, Role Play, Videos
Blindness or Vision Impairments
- Region 11 Education Service Center Statewide Leadership for Blind and Visually Impaired
- Educating Students with Visual Impairments in Texas: Guidelines and Standards
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.)
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Blind and Visually Impaired
Daycare Options
- Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Education Resource Center on Deafness
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services – Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (Downloadable Braille Materials, Instructional Strategies & Tools, Assessments, Goals & Objectives,etc.)
Diagnosis vs. Disability Label – Defining Eligibility
- Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility (TAC 89.1040)
- NICHCY – Specific Disabilities
Dispute Resolution Process - Overview
- Complaints
- Mediation
- Due Process
- TEA Dispute Resolution Guidance Document
- TEA Dispute Resolution Systems Handbook
- TEA Complaint Process Frequently Asked Questions
Dyslexia (ESC 10)
- The Dyslexia Handbook (pdf)
- Dyslexia – An Overview by GreatSchools.net http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/990
- Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Dual Enrollment (TAC 89.1096)
- Pre-Referral/Response to Intervention
- Referral Process
- Evaluation Procedures
- Eligibility, Independent Evaluations
- Guidance on the Commissioner’s Rules related to Eligibility Criteria (TAC 89.1040)
- NICHCY Intro. To Evaluation and Initial Evaluation Training Modules 9 & 10
- Reevaluation Process
Functional Behavior Assessments
- Functional Behavior Assessments (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide (Texas Statewide Leadership for Autism – ESC 13)
- NICHCY Resources – Behavior Assessments
The Future Is Coming – An Overview
- What is Transition?
- Preparing to Transition to Preschool
- Key Elements of Early Childhood Transition (checklist)
- Preparing to Transition to Kindergarten
- Self Advocacy
- Self Determination
- Person Centered Planning
- Guardianship and Alternatives to Guardianship
- A Parent Perspective – Scarlett O’Hara vs. Nike
Inclusion
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) – Overview
- Developing an IEP: Who? What? When? Where? And Why?
- Present Levels of Academic and Functional Performance
- Goals and Objectives
- Accommodations
- Placement
- IEP Planning Matrix
- Standards Based IEP Development Questions & Answers Document by Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
- Standards Based IEP Training Module (Presentation, Handouts, Video) – Access to the General Curriculum (ESC 20)
- TEA Guidance on Standards Based IEPs
- NICHCY Individualized Education Programs Training Modules 12-14
It’s A New Idea– The Arc of Texas & Advocacy, Inc.
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- LRE Question & Answer Document - Access to General Curriculum (ESC 20)
- NICHCY – LRE Decision Making Training Module 15
Mental/Behavioral Health Issues in Education
- Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development In Schools
- Emotional & Behavioral Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide
- Children’s Mental Health Action Network – Resource Guide: A Parent’s Road Map
- Mental Health Association of Texas
- Mental Health American in Texas – Publications
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Texas
- Systems of Care – SAMHSA grant projects in Texas
Moving – Within Texas; To Texas
People FIRST Language
- Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities People First Language
- Disability is Natural
- When Special isn’t So Special
Positive Behavior Supports
- Positive Behavior Supports (pdf) from Texas Autism Resource Guide
- Texas Education Agency Positive Behavior Supports (online training)
- Texas Collaborative for Emotional Development In Schools
- Technical Assistance Center on Social/Emotional Intervention - PBS
- OSEP Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports
- Interactive Training Guide on Curriculum (videos, resources for parents, etc.)
Preschool Options – Preparing to Transition to Preschool
Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities (PPCD)
Private Schools
- Procedural Safeguards – See section on Voluntary Private School Placements by Parents
- NICHCY – Children enrolled by their Parents in Private Schools Training Module 16
Research Based Instruction
- TEA Best Practices Clearinghouse
- What Works Clearinghouse – Reviews of research on topics in education (Beginning Reading, Adolescent Literacy, Early Childhood Education, Elementary & Middle School Math, Character Education & Drop Out Prevention)
- NICHCY – Research Based Resources on Specific Disabilities
- RtI Guidance Document – TEA Division of Curriculum
- Meadows Center – Response to Intervention: What Parents Need to Know
- National Center for Learning Disabilities: A Parents Guide to Response to Intervention
- NICHCY – Early Intervening Services and Response to Intervention Training Module 6
- Council for Exceptional Children Early Intervention for Young Children At Risk for LD
Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout
- See Procedural Safeguards – Section on Texas rules regarding Restraint, Seclusion & Timeout
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- Sensory Integration & Motor Activities
- Sensory Assessment pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide
Social And Relationship Skills
- Social Skills Assessment (pdf) from the Texas Autism Resource Guide
- NICHCY Evidence for Education – Social Skills and Academic Achievement
Therapy Services in Schools
Training Resources
• Statewide Parent Training & Information Center
• Other Parent Resources
• Partners in Policymaking E-Learning Courses by MN Gov. Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Partners in Time – History of society’s treatment of people with disabilities
• Partners in Education – Understand the benefits of special education and inclusion
• Making Your Case – How to communicate with public officials
• Partners in Employment – How to write resume, participate in interview, plan career
• Partners In Living – Self determination, family support & community livingTraumatic Brain Injury
- TEA Guidance on Traumatic Brain Injury
Universal Design for Learning
- National Center on Universal Design for Learning
- National Center on Learning Disabilities – Parents Guide To Universal Design
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