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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)

Categories of Disability Under IDEA (GR3) (PDF)

If you want to find out how IDEA defines the disability categories under which a child may be found eligible for services (see, the old title did make sense), this publication will tell you.

Your Child's Evaluation (BP1) (PDF)

What's involved in evaluating a child to determine if he or she has a disability and is eligible for special education and related services? Find out in 4 easy-to-read pages that describe IDEA's requirements for evaluation.

Questions Often Asked by Parents about Special Education Services (LG1) (PDF)

Here is a comprehensive but brief look at the special education process from start to finish. It begins with the question "Why is my child struggling in school?" and goes on to describe the evaluation process under IDEA, how eligibility for special education is determined, and what's involved in writing and implementing the individualized education program (IEP), the crown jewel of special education. New provisions in IDEA regarding IEP meetings are also detailed.

Developing Your Child's IEP (PA12) (PDF)

Written expressly for parents by a parent, this 28-pager looks at every component of the all-important IEP.

Questions and Answers about IDEA: Purposes and Key Definitions (QA1) (PDF)

This Q&A discusses the purposes of IDEA as established by Congress, as well as how four of IDEA's key terms are defined: free appropriate public education FAPE), child with a disability, special education, and related services.

Questions and Answers about IDEA: Parent Participation (QA2) (PDF)

A parent's right to participate in meetings and decision making regarding their child's special education is one of IDEA's foundational principles, strongly supported through explicit provisions and guarantees. Go straight to the heart of the matter in this 12-page Q&A summarizing parental rights of participation and describing prior written notice, the procedural safeguards notice, and the in's-and-out's of parental consent.

Building the Legacy: A Training Curriculum on IDEA 2004

The curriculum is intended to assist in understanding and implementation of the IDEA 2004 Part B regulations. The training curriculum has five overarching themes with multiple training modules within each theme.

NICHCY's Evidence for Education Series

Easy-to-read reviews of educational research relating to specific academic or behavioral interventions. Filled with practical examples and connections to more detailed resources.

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