Special Education - Your Child & School

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What is Special Education?

Learn the basic concepts involved in Special Education as defined by the U.S. Department of Education.

How to Request a Special Education Assessment

An introduction to the assessment process through which a child's needs are considered for Special Education services.

What are the Eligibility Categories?

Learn how a child is determined eligible for Special Education using the 13 categories prescribed by federal law under IDEA. 

Who’s on the IEP Team?

Parents or educational rights holders have an important role in an IEP meeting. Learn who else participates in an IEP meeting and are considered team members. 

Preparing for an IEP Team Meeting

Learn the basics about preparing for an IEP team meeting. Parent input is valuable and advance preparation is helpful. 

What should I know about signing the IEP?

Learn what a parent or educational rights holder should know about signing the IEP.

Learning Disabilities and/or ADHD with Coexisting Conditions

Learn about coexisting conditions that can affect children with learning differences and/or ADHD.

Understanding Dyslexia and What Helps

This presentation covers the basics of what dyslexia is and how to support your child.

Helping a Student with Attention and Focus Challenges

Learn strategies for parents and teachers who want to help a child struggling with focus and attention, including ADHD.

Executive Functioning – What’s to Know???

Learn about Executive Functioning (EF), what is it? What can be done to help someone with EF deficits?

When to consider an assessment for learning disabilities or ADHD for your child?

Do you have concerns about your child’s academic progress? Learn about the evaluation process used to assess for a learning disability or ADHD. 

Addressing Anxiety in the Classroom: The Parent-Teacher Partnership

Understand how to collaborate with your school about an elementary-aged student's anxiety in the classroom.

Four Critical Life Skills for Tweens, Teens and Young Adults that Often Remain Untaught || Michelle Garcia Winner

Learn about life skills that aren't typically part of regular education and how parents can observe and develop them in their children as essential preparation ...

Optimizing Your Home Environment for Online Learning

Learn tips from Dr. Surina Basho, Ph.D., on how to set up expectations, workstations, and routines for your student learning at home.

Homeschool, not Distance Learning, for a Child with Special Needs

Learn from an experienced homeschooling mom the pros & cons and how to get started.

My Child Doesn’t Learn Well in Front of a Computer: What Can I Do?

Learn tips and tools for at-home learning while supporting your loved one with special needs who may be struggling.

Assistive Technology for Students with Learning Disabilities

An array of assistive technology is available to help your child who learns differently. Learn how to discuss it with school teams during the IEP process.

Applying to College for Those with Learning Differences

Learn about navigating the college application process for students who have learning disabilities or are neurodiverse.

College Readiness & Success for Students with Learning Differences

Learn about the process to get ready for college in this video for parents and students to watch together.

College Pre-Planning for Students with Disabilities

This 90-minute presentation is for parents of high school students who are interested in learning more about the application process and how to ensure you have ...

What is ADHD?

By Psych Hub
Learn about ADHD in this short video that includes the basics and common ADHD-related terms.

Understanding Your Child’s Psychoeducational Evaluation Report

Confused about the results reported from a psychoeducational or neuropsychological evaluation? This webinar will provide an overview for better understanding.

Reading Difficulties for Elementary Students and Strategies for Home

Is your child a struggling reader, maybe below grade level?  Watch and learn about dyslexia and what you can do from home.

About Dyslexia

By Made by Dyslexia
Learn about Dyslexia, a learning difference experienced by 1 in 5 students.

How to File a Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

By U.S. Department of Education
Helpful information if you believe your school has violated civil rights laws and you want to know how to file a complaint.

Bullying

What can I do if my child is being bullied?

The Journey of Learning Differently – A Family Interview

Learn from a PHP family’s journey. Listen to how they navigated each new hurdle of struggling to learn with dyslexia.

OCR Webinar on Online Education and Website Accessibility

By U.S. Department of Education
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) presents this short webinar on online education and website accessibility.

Eligibility for Special Education

By Learning Rights Law Center
Learn the legal definition of eligibility for special education and the requirements needed in order to be eligible for services.

Dyslexia Success Story | Going to Harvard With Dyslexia

By Understood for All
In this video by Understood for All, Harvard graduate Laura Schifter shares her experience growing up with dyslexia. She explains how support from her parents...

Understanding Your Child’s IEP

By Children's Health Council
Learn all about IEPs from expert educator and administrator, Chris Harris, at Children's Health Council in Palo Alto, California.

Back to School: Preparing for an IEP Meeting

By Advocates for Justice and Education, Inc.
Need some thoughts on preparing for your next IEP meeting? If so, check out this 23-minute video.

IEP Walkthrough

By Learning Rights Law Center
In this video, you will become familiar with the living legal document IEP and learn about the various sections typically found in an IEP form.

IEP Timelines

By Learning Rights Law Center
In this video, you will learn about the IEP timelines and why is it important for parents to know about those timelines.

What to Expect After a Due Process Complaint is Filed

By CADRE - The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
Learn about what happens after a Due Process complaint is filed.

Using the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) to prepare for IEP meetings

By RightQuestion Institute
Parent/Guardian/Caretaker learn how to prepare in advance good questions to ask at an IEP meeting.

IEP Transition Planning

By Understood.org
Learn how to put together a successful IEP transition plan, covering everything from setting realistic IEP transition goals to preparing a young adult for post-...

IEPs, IDEA and Special Education Services

By Understood.org
Get answers to these questions: What is an IEP? How do you get an IEP? What is IDEA?

Related Services

By Learning Rights Law Center
In this video, you will learn the law applicable to related services and have you become familiar with the range of services available including options that ma...

Ensuring Education Equity & Excellence for Students with Disabilities

By CORE (Consortium on Reaching Excellence In Education)
In this on-demand webinar, Dr. Michelle Hosp, Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Dr. Arun Ramanathan, CEO o...

Individual Transition Plan

By Learning Rights Law Center
What information should an Individual Transition Plan for students in special education include?

FASD – Strategies for Supporting an Affected Individual

Get more information and practical strategies to support children and adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) from this webinar by expert, Nate Sheet...

Helping your Kids Transition to Middle School // Dr. Dehra Harris

By St Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine
Transitioning from elementary school to middle school is a huge step to independence for your child. Learn how you can help from Dr. Dehra Harris at St. Louis C...

Behavior and Discipline Part 1

By Learning Rights Law Center
In this video, you can understand the law applicable to behavior and have a discussion of how behavior issues can be addressed.

Behavior and Discipline Part 2

By Learning Rights Law Center
In this video, you will learn some behavior interventions that can be used in a classroom environment to help a child that needs extra help in their behaviors.

All About Child Disability Diagnosis

By Raising Children Network
In this short video, child disability experts talk about what to do if you’re concerned about your child’s development.

The Trauma-Informed Classroom: Creating a Safe, Supportive Learning Environment for Students

By CHC (Children's Health Council)
Trauma is an experience that impacts a student’s ability to cope–it may not even be life-threatening. In this session for educators, learn more about the st...