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A Primer on Dyslexia
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/dyslexia/main.html
This Talking & Reading Together article will help you learn the facts about dyslexia, how it is diagnosed, and how it can be treated. In addition, this update provides you with resources, including books for children, books for parents, Web sites, and organizations so that you can learn more about dyslexia.
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Special Education
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AEA 10: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/schcomplan/pep/index.html
The Grant Wood AEA Parent-Educator Partnership (PEP) links families and educators for better understanding and communication. As part of a statewide Parent-Educator network, the program provides a lending library of printed information, books and videos; a newsletter; workshops and consultation on communication and family issues; a speakers' bureau; and ongoing networking with support groups and parent-teacher organizations.
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Special Education
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AEA 11: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/pareduc/
AEA 11's Parent Educator Connection encourages and assists parents and educators as they work together to improve communication between home and school for children and young adults with special needs.
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Special Education
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AEA 13: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.ghaea.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69:parent-educator-connection&cati
This site provides just a sampling of the information you can receive from AEA 13's PEC, which serves approximately a 7 county area in southwest Iowa. The mission of the Parent-Educator Connection, a state-wide network of families and educators, is to promote effective partnerships through communication, education, and collaboration for the education and wellbeing of children and young adults.
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Special Education
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AEA 14: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.aea14.k12.ia.us/specialed/familyparentresources/parenteducatorconnect.html
Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with special needs? Join together with other parents in the Parent-Educator Connection (PEC) of AEA 14. Their free program promotes partnerships between parents and educators in order to provide the best education possible for children. The PEC provides parent-to-parent contact, resources and activities, workshops, a library, and family support groups. This program is part of a statewide network, and is staffed by a parent of a child with special needs and a GVAEA special education staff member.
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Special Education
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AEA 1: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.aea1.k12.ia.us/pec/pec1.html
This is AEA 1's web site for the Parent-Educator Connection, which began in 1984 under the sponsorship of the Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education. It is designed to provide parents and educators with opportunities to work together in more positive ways.
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Special Education
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AEA 267: Family-Educator Connection
http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/familyed/index.php?page=familyed_about_fec
The Family-Educator Connection of AEA 267 is part of the Parent-Educator Connection, a statewide network of families and educators working together to serve children and young adults with special needs. Parent Coordinators, Parent Advisors and an Educator Coordinator staff the AEA 267 Family-Educator Connection. Parent Coordinators and Parent Advisors are parents of individuals who have disabilities. The Family-Educator Connection is designed to improve commmunication between parents and educators.
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Special Education
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AEA 8: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.aea8.k12.ia.us/en/programs_and_services/parent_educator_connection/
AEA 8's PEC continues to provide services to families, schools and communities. While the focus has changed from the ability to access services to looking at results, the basic belief remains the same: when individuals and relationships are honored, the ultimate winner is the student.
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Special Education
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AEA 9: Parent-Educator Connection
http://tinyurl.com/iowapirc1
AEA 9's Parent-Educator Connection (PEC) provides parents and educators with opportunities to work together in positive ways to improve educational programs for children/youth with special needs. They consist of Parent-Educator Facilitators (parents of children with special needs), an Educator Representative (special education division staff member), and an area-wide steering committee (parents and educators.
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Special Education
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Assistive Technology
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/assistive_tech.html
Assistive technology is any device that helps a person with a disability complete an everyday task. The federal government recognized the importance of assistive technology for students when it revised the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in 1997. Since that time, federal law has said that school districts must consider assistive technology for any child in special education.
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Special Education
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Autism
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/autism.html
Learn more about the following:
Characteristics of Autism, Identifying Children With Autism, Approaches to Autism, Educational Needs, Bringing Learning into the Home, and Additional Resources
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Special Education
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Challenging Behavior
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/challenging_behavior.html
Understanding why challenging behavior occurs and addressing it in a positive way can help prevent future occurrences. This site provides 5 Facts Every Family Should Know, Contributing Factors,
Reducing Challenging Behavior,
Addressing Persistent Behavior, and additional resources.
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Special Education
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Facts about Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/447/391/
The National Center for Learning Disabilities has created a checklist and fact sheets in cooperation with its distinguished Professional Advisory Board. Based on reliable information and research, these easy-to-use tools offer quick introductions to various learning disabilities and may related topics.
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Special Education
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Great Prairie AEA: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.gpaea.k12.ia.us/programs--services/parent--educator-connection.aspx
Communication between parents of students with special needs, teachers, and Great Prairie AEA staff, is the focus of the Parent-Educator Partnership. Presentations, a resource center, parent support groups, advocacy, and courses for parents, are part of the program.
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Special Education
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Great Prairie AEA: Parent-Educator Connection
http://www.gpaea.k12.ia.us/programs--services/parent--educator-connection.aspx
The Parent-Educator Connection works to develop and sustain effective partnerships between families, educators, and community providers to promote the success forall children and youth with disabilities.
PEC coordinators work with parents, educators, and local school districts to provide
PEC programs, services, and activities; they are also parents of children or young adults
with special needs. Please call your PEC coordinator for more information about what
the PEC can do for you.
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Special Education
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Inclusive Communities
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/index.html
This site has articles about children with disabilities. Information on topics suchs as assistive technology, augmentative communication, autism, challenging behavior, family rights, inclusive education, special education evaluation, and are also available in Spanish.
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Special Education
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Inclusive Education
http://www.pbs.org/parents/inclusivecommunities/inclusive_education.html
Learn about improving the overall quality of life for children with or without disabilities by promoting inclusion and respect for differences. The following resources help parents and caregivers create more inclusive communities.
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Special Education
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Iowa Department of Education: Special Education
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=574&Itemid=2126
The Iowa Department of Education's web site addresses assessment and testing, data profiles, parents information, programs and services, funding, conflict resolution, etc.
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Special Education
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Latino/Hispanic Cultural Influences on Assessing and Treating AD/HD
http://tinyurl.com/pirclatinoadhd
Understanding the influence of culture is especially relevant for Latino/Hispanic individuals with AD/HD since there is evidence that they are not properly identified and treated (Bauermeister et al., 2003; Leslie et al., in press). This article focuses on how the background, language and culture of Latino/Hispanic groups can have significant implications for the assessment and treatment of Latino/Hispanic children with AD/HD living in the United States.
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Special Education
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Learning Disabilities Resource/Asking the Experts
http://www.pbs.org/parents/strugglingtolearn/asking.html
In the process of helping a child struggling to learn, parents and teachers often encounter a wide range of perspectives and opinions. In this section, experts representing a range of backgrounds and perspectives respond to a variety of frequently asked questions.
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Special Education
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National Center for Learning Disabilities: Communicating with Your School
http://www.ncld.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=339
If you have a child who is receiving special education services, you’re more than likely to be very involved with your child’s school and teachers — including planning, reviewing, and assessing your child’s educational program. Access this site for some specific communication skills that can help you be most successful in developing and maintaining a strong partnership with your child’s school.
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Special Education
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Diabilities (NICHCHY)
http://www.nichcy.org/
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities serves the nation as a central source of information on disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth; IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education;
No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities); and
research-based information on effective educational practices.
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Special Education
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NCLD - Advocacy Center
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/264/314/
The National Center for Learning Disabilities is committed to providing parents essential information so they can take effective action on behalf of their child with a learning disability. The Parent Advocacy Briefs help parents navigate key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and help them understand areas of the complex law that play a direct role in their child's success in school.
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Special Education
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Pacer Center
http://www.pacer.org/
The mission of PACER Center is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of parents helping parents.
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Special Education
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Procedural Safeguards Manual for Parents Rights for Children Ages 3-21
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=602&Itemid=1604
The Notice of Procedural Safeguards: Rights of Parents of Students with Disabilities explains the specific rights and responsibilities of the parent in the special education process. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (IDEA 2004) requires school districts to give parents the Procedural Safeguards only one time a year, except upon: initial referral or on request for evaluation; the first occurrence of the filing of a due process hearing complaint; or upon request by a parent.
Note that manual is downloadable from this site.
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Special Education
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Procedural Safeguards Manual for Parents Rights for Children Ages Birth - 3
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=603&Itemid=1603
Parents have rights, known as procedural safeguards, which apply to every aspect of the early intervention process, such as evaluation, access to records, and Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) team participation. State and federal laws and regulations outline what needs to happen for eligible infants and toddlers with conditions or developmental delays to enhance their growth and development. This document serves as your procedural safeguards notice and will help you understand the rights available to you and your child through a federal law, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) Part C and the Iowa Administrative Rules for Early ACCESS Integrated System of Early Intervention Services.
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Special Education
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Raising a Child with a Learning Disability: A Mother's Story
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/learning_disability/main.html
What does a parent do when she suspects her child has learning difficulties? How can she advocate for her child when everyone keeps telling her that her child will "just" grow out of it, that he'll learn to read when he's ready? In this update, a mother tells her story about her struggle for success-and how she found the resources to identify her son's reading difficulties, as well as the supports he needed to succeed.
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Special Education
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SchwabLearning.org
http://www.schwablearning.org
This site is a parent's guide to helping kids with learning difficulties. Information is provided on identifying difficulties, managing the child, managing the home and family, managing school and learning, as well as connecting with others, resources, and publications.
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Special Education
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The Autism Outreach Program
http://www.esd189.org/autism/
The Autism Outreach Project provides information, dissemination of demographic data, referrals, and training on best practices in identification and program development for students with autism spectrum disorders to Washington families, schools, and agencies.
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Special Education
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The PACER Center: Champions for Children with Disabilities
http://www.pacer.org/
he PACER Center was founded in 1977 by parents of children with disabilities for the purpose of helping parents and families facing similar challenges. Today the PACER Center philosophy is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life for children and young adults with disabilities and their families based on the concept of parents helping parents. The PACER Center uses programs such as Parents Helping Parents, the Early Childhood Project, and the American Indian Parent Network.
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Special Education
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Understanding and Recognizing Learning Disabilities in Reading, Writing, and Math
http://www.pbs.org/parents/strugglingtolearn/understanding.html
When seeking help for a child who is struggling in school, parents invariably ask, "What can I do?" Often, the best first step is to take the time to learn more about various learning problems so that you might better understand, recognize, and ultimately respond to your child's specific struggles and needs. This section outlines important aspects of four basic skills: what it takes to exhibit them well, where and when developmental breakdowns occur, and how to recognize problems early.
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Special Education
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