|
| If you were away from your email this summer, catch up quickly and easily with these links to favorite topics, articles, and posts.
See what was in everyone's fav five. If your fav fives are different - don't hesitate to let us know.
In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate you'll find links to the top 5 topics, articles, and blog posts during the last six months. Don't miss the 5 free pubs or the chance to subscribe to 5 free newsletters.
Remember, you can always read previous issues of the Special Ed Advocate in the Newsletter Archives.
Please don't hesitate to forward this issue of the Special Ed Advocate to other families, friends, and colleagues.
Sign up free today! |
|
Top 5 Topics |
These topics generated the most interest in the last six months.
1. RTI- Response to Intervention
2. Discrimination: Section 504 and ADA
3. IDEA 2004
4. Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
5. Autism Spectrum
Topics from A to Z including frequently asked questions, in-depth articles, and legal resources. |
back to the top |
|
| Top 5 Articles |
These were the top five articles in the last six months.
1. Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate & Attorney.
2. Response to Intervention:Guidelines for Parents and Practitioners.
3. Key Differences Between Section 504, the ADA and the IDEA.
4. Questions and Answers on Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Requirements of the IDEA.
5. IEPs for Children With Behavior Problems.
More Advocacy Articles l Law Articles l Caselaw |
back to the top |
|
Top 5 Blog Posts |
There is exciting activity in the online community on the blog. Check out the top five posts.
1. A Parent's Nasty Email: Cry for Help or Reality Check?
2. COMMUNITY HELPLINE: Ask or Answer a Question Here
3. Parents Are Not Members of the IEP Team...Say What!?
4. IEP FAQs: Tapes are "Best Evidence" in Litigation
5. Our School Didn't Make AYP Required by NCLB: Can We Change Schools? |
back to the top |
|
5 Free Pubs |
Download any of these publications free.
1. Legal Rights of Children with Epilepsy in School & Child Care: An Advocate's Manual from the Epilepsy Foundation.
2. First 100 Days Kit from Autism Speaks, Inc.
3. Put Reading First: The Research Building Blocks For Teaching Children To Read: Kindergarten Through Grade 3 from the Partnership for Reading.
4. Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Supports from the National Technical Assistance Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports.
5. Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities from the U.S. Department of Education. |
|
back to the top
|
|
| 5 Free Newsletters |
Don't miss the chance to subscribe to these free newsletters. There's no charge!
1. EdNews covers top education news, issues, opinions, events and policies that affect education.
2. RTI Responder - Email news published monthly from the National Center for RTI Response to Intervention.
3. Schafer Autism Report- Autism News & Information Database; daily newsletters.
4. Reading Rockets News - A monthly newsletter about reading, literacy, research based instruction.
5. Bridges4Kids NewsDigest - Free, bi-weekly electronic newsletter with information related to parenting concerns, child development, special education and disabilities. |
|
back to the top
|
|
|
