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• What are Transportation Services for Students in Special Education?

  Parent handouts · IEPs, Transition to Adult Life ·

  IntroductionIf transportation is required for the child to benefit from the special education program, transportation shall be written in the individual educational program and provided...

• Respite Care – – Part III Respite Care Suggestions for Parents

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionParents deciding to leave their child who has special needs in the care of someone else, either in or outside their home, may experience a...

• Respite Care – – Part II Benefits of Respite Care

  Parent handouts · Transition to Adult Life, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionIn the last PTCH Respite Care wad defined and explained as a service for parents of children with severe disabilities. This PTCH will explain the...

• Respite Care – – Part I Overview of Respite Care

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionOver the years, there has been a growing awareness that adjustment to the special needs of a child influences all family members. This awareness has...

• What are School Health Services and School Nurse Services

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  Returning to an issue that was raised under Medical Services, many children with disabilities, especially those who are medically fragile, could not attend school without...

• What is Travel Training

  Parent handouts · Transition to Adult Life ·

  The term travel training is used to refer to any kind of scheme or programmer or activity of this nature, and can take many different...

• What is Dance Therapy?

  Parent handouts ·

  According to the American Dance Therapy Association:Dance/movement therapy, a creative arts therapy, is rooted in the expressive nature of dance itself. Dance is the most...

• The Role of Art Therapy

  Parent handouts · Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  According to the American Art Therapy Association (2015), art therapy is a mental health profession in which clients, facilitated by the art therapist, use art...

• Why Children Exhibit Overall Academic Failure in School

  Parent handouts · Disabilities and Disorders A to Z, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionMany times parents are unaware of the different reasons why their children may not be performing or successful in school. For a teacher this may...

• What is Music Therapy

  Parent handouts · Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionFrom time to time your students may receive related services to help them deal with their present special education situation. There are time when parents...

• What is a Functional Behavior Assessment and Why it is Neccesary

  Parent handouts · Behavior ·

  Introduction There may be times when a functional assessment of behavior is required and the parent may have no idea what is involved in this...

• What is the Child Study Team

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI ·

  IntroductionWhen teachers in general education are having difficulty with a student in their class, they may attempt several strategies to see if the problem can...

• What is the New Criteria to Diagnose Autism?

  Parent handouts · Autism, Disabilities and Disorders A to Z ·

  IntroductionThe diagnosis of Autism has changed with the publication of the mental health manual DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 5th edition). This new edition...

• The 5 Areas of Child Development

  Parent handouts · Early Intervention and Early Childhood ·

  Introduction There are 5 areas of childhood development examined in each evaluation of an infant or toddler suspected of having a developmental delay or disability....

• What Are Public Schools Required to Do When Students with Disabilities Are Bullied?

  Parent handouts · IEPs, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionWhat does a school have to do when a child with a disability is being bullied? School staff, parents, and other caring adults have a...

• What are the Components of a Vocational Assessment?

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Transition to Adult Life ·

  IntroductionParents and professionals involved in facilitating the student’s transition after age 14 but no later than 16 should consider the developmental maturity of the student...

• Career Guidance & Exploration for Students with Disabilities

  Parent handouts · Careers and Professional Growth, Transition to Adult Life ·

  Why is career guidance important?Students with disabilities face many obstacles as they transition from school to work. The process of deciding future career options can...

• Finding Your Parent Training and Information Center

  Parent handouts · Early Intervention and Early Childhood, Working with Parents and Families ·

  Introduction Families with a child who has a disability have special concerns and often need a great deal of information: information about the disability of...

• What is a Vocational Assessment?

  Parent handouts · Evaluation, Eligibility and RTI, Transition to Adult Life ·

  One of the techniques used to determine a student's interests, aptitudes, and skills is a vocational assessment. A vocational assessment has been called the critical...

• What Makes a Good Special Ed Classroom?

  Parent handouts · Classroom and Teaching Strategies, Working with Parents and Families ·

  IntroductionSometimes parents will wonder what constitutes a good special education classroom. Instead of having parents fill in the blanks, we are presenting you with an...