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    Amy Langerman, P.C.

    Arizona Special Education Attorney
    California Special Education Consultant

    Over the years, I have participated in several "mom" email lists, sharing "mom" ideas and resources. I have saved every email I ever wrote and will now use them to have more formalized "share time". Everything I post will be real life lessons, learned the hard way: at IEP and courtroom tables.

     

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    Accommodations: Accommodations Manual

    The Council of Chief State School Officers – Accommodations Manual: How to Select, 

    Administer and Evaluate Use of Accommodations for Instructions and Assessment of 

    Students with Disabilities.

    Accommodations: Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School

    Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in the School Nutrition Programs, 

    United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Guidance for 

    School Food Service Staff (2001)

    Assessment: Changes in Initial Evaluation and Re-Evaluation

    Changes in Initial Evaluation and Re-Evaluation, U.S. Department of Education, Office of 

    Special Education Programs

    Assessment: The Least Dangerous Assumption: A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm

    Jorgensen, Cheryl, The Least Dangerous Assumption: A Challenge to Create a New

    Paradigm, Disabilities Solutions (Fall 2005), © Creating Solutions. This article is reprinted 

    with permission from Disability Solutions, Vol. 6, Issue 3. For more information, visit

    Assessment: Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate and Attorney

    Wright, P., Tests and Measurements for the Parent, Teacher, Advocate and Attorney, LD 

    On Line, (2007)

    Assistive Technology: Assistive Technology for Kids with LD

    Assistive technology for kids with LD: An Overview: The article includes links to various 

    types of assistive technology tools.

    Assistive Technology: Assistive Technology for Kids with LD

    Assistive technology for kids with LD: An Overview: The article includes links to various 

    types of assistive technology tools.

    Attention Deficit: Therapy Balls for Classroom Seating for Children with Attention Deficit  Hyperactivity Disorder

    Schilling, Washington et. al., Classroom Seating for Children with Attention Deficit 

    Hyperactivity Disorder: Therapy Balls Versus Chairs, American Journal of Occupational 

    Therapy (Volume 57, Number 5), 2003.

    Attention Deficit: Teaching Children with Attention Deficit  Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices (USDOE)

    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services, 

    Office of Special Education Programs, Teaching Children with Attention Deficit 

    Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices, Washington D.C., 2008

    Autism: Evidence Based Practices for Children

    Evidence Based Practices for Children, Youth and Young Adults with Autism Spectrum 

    Disorder, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2014.

    Autism: Evidence-Based Practice for Students with Severe Disabilities

    Browder, D.M., Wood, L., Thompson, J. & Ribbuffo, C. (2014). Evidence-Based Practice for Students with Severe Disabilities, CEEDAR Center, University of Florida (Osep publication identifying methodologies and conent areas for students with severe disabilities) 

    Autism: National Standards Report, National Autism Center, (2009)

     

    Behavior Management: PENT, The BSP Desk Reference: A teacher and Behavior Support Team's Guide to Developing and Evaluating Behavior Support Plans

    Positive Environments, Network of Trainers, The BSP Desk Reference: A teacher and

    Behavior Support Team’s Guide to Developing and Evaluating Behavior Support Plans, 

    September 2009.

    Bullying: Bullying and the Child with Special Needs

    Walk a Mile in Their Shoe: Bullying and the Child with Special Needs, Abilitypath.org, 

    2011.

    Bullying: Bullying in  Schools

    U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, Bullying in 

    Schools, 2009.

    Bullying: How to Keep Your Kid From Being Bullied

    Peters, R. How to Keep Your Kid From Being Bullied, Today Parenting, 2005

    Bullying: Ten Actions ALL Parents Can Take to Help Eliminate Bullying

     

    College: Building the Bridge Between Community College and Word for Students with Disabilities

    Stern, D. Building the Bridge Between Community College and Word for Students with 

    Learning Disabilities, LD On Line (2002)

    College: Students with Disabilities Preparing for Post-Secondary Education, USDOE

    Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and 

    Responsibilities, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (2007)

    Discipline: Discipline, U.S. Department of Education

    Discipline, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs

    Due Process: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Educations, Topical Brief

    Due Process Hearings, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education 

    Programs

    Dyslexia: The Brain Basis of the Phonological Deficit in Dyslexia Independent of IQ

    Tanaka, H., Black, J, Hulme, C. et. al, The Brain Basis of the Phonological Deficit in

    Dyslexia is Independent of IQ,

    Dyslexia: Strategies that Work for Students Grade 9 to 12 with Dyslexia

    Kurnoff, S., Strategies that Work for Students Grade 9 to 12 with Dyslexia, LD Online, 

    2001,

    Early Intervention: Early Identification and Intervention for Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities

    Lange, S. and Thompson, B., "Early Intervention: Early Identification and Interventions for Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities".  International Journal of Special Education, Vol. 21. No. 3 (2006). at's this item about? What makes it interesting? Write a catchy description to grab your audience's attention...

    Early Intervention: Early Intervening Services

    Early Intervening Services, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education 

    Programs

    Early Intervention: Learning Disabilities and Young Children: Identification and Intervention

    Learning Disabilities and Young Children, Identificaton and Intervention. National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilties

    Evidence Based Practices for Students with Severe Disabilities

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    Browder, D.M., Wood, L., Thompson, J. & Ribbuffo, C. (2014). Evidence-Based Practice for Students with Severe Disabilities, CEEDAR Center, University of Florida

    Extended School Year (ESY): In Plain Language (regulations, standards, eligibility)

    Cooperrative Educational Service Agency #7 Memo on ESY

    Learn what you need to know about ESY - what the regulations say, what are the eligibility factors and how ESY is to be determined.  

    FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

     

    Gifted Education: A Guidebook for Supporting the Achievement of Gifted Students with Special Needs

    Twice Exceptional Students: A Guidebook for Supporting the Achievement of Gifted

    Students with Special Needs  (from Montgomery County Public Schools)

    GIfted Education: The Twice Exceptional Dilemma

    National Education Association

    The Twice Exceptional Dilemma, National Education Association (2006).

    IEEs: Independent Educational Evaluations at District Expense under the  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

    Zirkel, Perry, Independent Educational Evaluations at District Expense under the 

    Individuals with Disabilities Education Act,  Journal of Law and Education, Vol. 38, No. 2, 

    p. 223

    IEPs: Closing the Achievement Gap for Students with Individual Education Programs (CalStat)

    Closing the Achievement Gap for Students with Individual Education Programs (IEPs), 

    CalStat, Technical Assistance and Training,

    IEPs: FAPE vs. Best

    DesGeorges, J., FAPE vs. Best: Oops! Someone Used the Word “BEST”, Hand and Voices,

    IEPs: Individualized Education Program, Team Meetings and Changes to the IEP (USDOE)

    Individualized Education Program (IEP), Team Meetings and Changes to the IEP, U.S.

    Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs.

    IEPs: Standards Based Individualized Education Program Examples

    Holbrook, Marla, Standards Based Individualized Education Program Examples, National

    Association of State Directors of Special Education, August 2007

    Inclusion and Mainstreaming: Inclusion versus Full Inclusion

    Fuchs, Douglas and Lynn, Inclusion versus Full Inclusion,

    Inclusion and Mainstreaming: Special Education Inclusion, Wisconsin Education Association Council

    Special Education Inclusion, Wisconsin Education Association Council,

    Inclusion and Mainstreaming: OSEP policy letter supporting Preschool LRE

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    OSEP policy guidance manding that public schools consider LRE for preschool even if they do not operate a public preschool program.  If the student's needs can be met in a "regular' preschool program, LRE mandates it.  Schools can implement IEPS in a variety of settings including community based preschools, day care, Headstart, kindergarten.  

    Kindergarten Readiness: Is Your Child Ready for School

     

    Kindergarten Readiness: Poway Unified School District Checklist

    Kindergarten Readiness checklist (Poway Unified School District )

    Preschool: Handbook on Transition from Early Childhood Special Education Programs

    California Department of Education 2005

    What's this item about? What makes it interesting? Write a catchy description to grab your audience's attention...

    Preschool: Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California

    Karoly, Lynn, Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency in California, Issues, Policy Options and 

    Recommendations, Rand Corporation (2009)

    Preschool: U.S. Department of Education, Helping Your Preschool Child, (2005)

     

    Procedural Issues: Prior Written Notice (AzDOE)

    Arizona Department of Education Guidance on Prior Written Notice

     

    Reading Instruction: Report of the National Reading Panel

    Report of the National Reading Panel: Teaching Children to Read, National Institution of

    Health, (2006)

    Related Services: AzTAS, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

    Arizona Department of Education, AzTAS, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy 

    (2009),

    Related Services: Guidelines for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in California Public Schools

    Guidelines for Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy in California Public Schools, 

    Second Edition, California Department of Education (2010)

    Retention: Frequently Asked Questions about Retention and Grading

    California Department of Education (FAQs)

    Promotion, Retention and Grading, California Department of Education (Frequently 

    Asked questions)

    Retention: Grade  Retention Achievement and Mental Health Outcomes

    Anderson, Whipple, et. al., National Association of School Psychologists, Grade 

    Retention Achievement and Mental Health Outcomes,

    Retention: Position Paper on Student Grade Retention and Social Promotion

    National Association of School Psychologists, Position Paper on Student Grade Retention

    and Social Promotion

    Retention: Repeating a Grade

    Stump, Colleen, Repeating a Grade: The Pros and Cons, Great Schools

    Section 504: Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504

    Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with 

    Disabilities, Office of Civil Rights,

    Section 504: Obligations of School Districts Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Hager, Ronald M. "Section 504 Fact Sheet - Obligations of School Districts Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with Updates on the ADA Amendments".  National Disability Rights Network July 2011

    Section 504: Understanding the Difference Between IDEA and Section 504

    Understanding the Difference Between IDEA and Section 504, Council for Exceptional 

    Children, LD Online,

    Section 504: Your Rights Under Section 504 (USDOE)

    Your Rights Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, U.S. Department of Health and 

    Human Services,

    Sensory: Sensory Integration Articles and Resources

     

    Sensory: Sensory Processing Disorder Information

     

    Services/Supports: Paraprofessionals, NCLB Paraprofessional Non-Regulatory Gudance

    No Child Left Behind – Title I Paraprofessionals (Non Regulatory Guidance) March, 2004

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Services/Supports: Diabetic Student Services Under IDEA/Section 504

    KC Settlement and Legal Advisory - California Department of Education

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    Special Education: Parents Guide to Special Ed/ Special Needs

    A parent’s guide to Special Ed/Special Needs, The Council for Disability Rights

    Special Programs: COGMED research

    Links to 60+ articles about COGMED

     

    Special Programs: Fast Forward - Improved English Skills by Students (Deer Valley Research)

    Improved English Language Skills by Students in the Deer Valley Unified School District

    who used Fast ForWord Products: 2008-2009, Scientific Learning

    Special Programs: Fast Forward Training for Children with Language and Reading Problems

    Result of Fast Forward Training for Children with Language and Reading Problems, 

    National Field Trial Results, Scientific Learning Corporation(1999)

    Special Programs: Interactive Metronome Information

    Links to research/articles on Interactive Metronome

     

    Special Programs: The Listening Program Information

     

    Special Programs: Processing and Cognitive Enhancement (PACE)

     

    Special Programs: Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, CDE Guidelines

    Programs for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students, Guidelines for Quality Standards, 

    California Department of Education, 2000

    Special Programs: Relationsl Development Intervention - Developing a Treatment Program to Address Social/Emotional Deficits in Autism

    Gutstein, S., Relationship Development Intervention: Developing a Treatment Program

    to Address the Unique Social and Emotional Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 

    Autism Spectrum Quarterly, Winter 2005.

    Transition: Autism Spectrum Disorders and the Transition to Adulthood (Virginia Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Student Services (2010)

    Transition

    Virginia Department of Education publication with comprehensive information about transition

    Transition: Transition to Adult Living

    California Department of Education Guide

    Training Modules for the Transition to Adult Living: An information and Resource Guide :

    Transition: USDOE Secondary Transition

    Secondary Transition, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education 

    Programs (2007)

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