IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related service to more than 60 million eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Needless to say, IDEA contains numerous regulations, laws, and provisions. The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs' (OSEP) IDEA website is a very reliable site for IDEA 2004 information. This site covers all major topics pertaining to IDEA 2004 regulations and changes and grows as resources become available. The information provided within this site will prove to beneficial to parents and educational professionals.
http://idea.ed.gov/explore/home
There are several pieces of literature that outline IDEA 2004. Below you will find a link to one of those books. This book may help answer any question you have about the regulations, law, and provisions included in IDEA 2004.
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The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has created a Parent Center which offers information pertaining to IDEA 2004. This site provides links to information on children's rights, parenting strategies, and a Parent Guide to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Parent Guide is intended to help parents become an informed and effective partner with school personnel in supporting their child's special learning and behavioral needs. The IDEA 2004 Parent Guide is provided as a downloadable PDF.
Becki,
ReplyDeleteYou have provided three excellent sources of information on IDEA for parents and teachers. Your first site was most impressive with the Major Topics and Check This Out chalk board sessions to the left. Major topic will provide information on any topic/area of IDEA. I thoroughly enjoyed the Check This Out portion because the focus is on training. The training material, video clips, presentations and Q&A documents are a vital part to educate IDEA.
Your second site is perfect for educating parents. The site provides supportive information for parents and teachers of children who struggle to learn. The teaching resources are inspirational. Great job making IDEA easy to access and providing a site with training materials for those wanting to dig a little deeper.
Thanks Becki, I really appreciate how you highlighted IDEA,so that I can see it clearer and be able to remember what each letter represent. Due to the fact that I am only here to study and is not really familiar with a lot of terms,I sometimes get confuse.
ReplyDeleteI know that any information shared by you will be a beginning step for me to understand the American system in reference to Special Education.
Yes as you did mentioned that we need to educate our parents and teachers in order for them to understand and help.