The Access Center: Improving Outcomes for All Students K-12The Access Center is a national technical assistance (TA) center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. The Access Center proposes that access to the general education curriculum occurs when students with disabilities are actively engaged in learning the content and skills that define the general education curriculum. National Center on Student Progress MonitoringThe National Center on Student Progress Monitoring (NCSPM) has exciting: downloadable articles, PowerPoint presentations, FAQs, and links to additional resources about student progress monitoring, Curriculum-Based Measurement, applying decision making to IEPs and other researched based topics. All of our publications are designed to inform and assist audiences in implementing student progress monitoring at the classroom, building, local or state level. U.S. Office of Special education Programs. What WorksThe What Works Clearinghouse was established in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence of what works in education. Assessment and Accommodations - NICHY Evidence for Education briefIf you’re involved in teaching or assessing students with disabilities, then this publication is for you! It examines what the research has to say about providing students with disabilities with accommodations that support learning as well as their ability to show what they know and can do. NICHY Module 13looks in detail at the IEP’s purpose and what type of information it must contain. Each public school child with a disability who receives special education and related services must have an IEP, a document that schools and families develop together. The process of developing this vital document is the subject of many of IDEA’s provisions and, as such, is of great interest and importance to educators, administrators, and families alike. This module is one of five on the IEP. We’ve previously released The IEP Team: Who’s a Member? (Module 12), Meetings of the IEP Team (Module 14), and Children with Disabilities Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools RTI Action NetworkRTINetwork.org is the online home of the RTI Action Network, a national initiative dedicated to the responsible and effective implementation of Response to Intervention (RTI). This Web site provides the information and tools educators and families need to help each child succeed. Module Series on Parent-Teacher Collaboration" The "All About . . ." Module Series was created with the
intent to educate today's teachers about parent-teacher collaboration within
five key areas: 1) Inclusion; 2) Individualized Education Plans; 3)
Behavior; 4) Transition; and 5) Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families. |