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Progress Monitoring For Children – Even Those in Special Education! What is It?
Are you the parent of a child with dyslexia or another type of learning disability? Are you concerned that your child is not making academic progress at the same rate as their peers? Have you heard of progress monitoring but would like to have more information on it? This article will be discussing progress monitoring to be used for all children including those receiving special education services.
What is progress monitoring? This is a scientifically research based practice that is used to keep track of student’s academic performance and also evaluate the effectiveness of the instruction? This method may be used with an entire class or individual students.
6 Ways to Improve Special Education For All Children With Special Needs!
Are you the parent of a child with autism or another disability that is frustrated by the special education system? More than 6 million students with disabilities receive special education services in federally funded special education programs. This is about 9% of the country’s school age population. This is a lot of children who depend on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), to help them get the services that they need to live a fulfilled life. As any parent of a child with a disability knows much improvement needs to be made to the special education system. This article will discuss 6 ways to improve the special education system.
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Transition Procedures For Children From Early Intervention to Special Education at Age 3
Are you the parent of a child with autism who is receiving early intervention services and will soon turn 3 years old? Did you know that at 3 years old your child becomes eligible for special education services, through your school district? Have you heard, that some school districts find children who have received EI services ineligible for special education? Would you like to learn about what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) states about transition and special education? This article will help you learn the procedures that are required for transition from an Early Intervention Program to special education.
1. At least 6 months (180 days) prior to the child turning 3 years old the EI service coordinator shall notify the child’s school district and begin transition procedures. Consider writing your own letter to notify your school district of your child’s needs, disabilities and services currently receiving.