Brookline SEPAC Reading Library

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• SchwabLearning.org has an article on the newer “responsiveness-to-intervention” approach that schools may now use to evaulate a child for specific learning disabilities under IDEA 2004. [added April 10, 2006]
• Wrightslaw has an analysis of current intervention techniques in autism, including ABA/Lovaas, TEACCH, PECS, Greenspan/Floor Time, Inclusion, and Social Stories; it includes background, goals, how implemented, advantages, concerns, errors to avoid, and research that supports use. [added Dec. 6, 2005]
• Study and test-taking tips for children with learning disabilities are provided in this article at SchwabLearning.org. [added Nov. 14, 2005]
• The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education has some helpful reports highlighting some of the most significant changes wrought by IDEA 2004. [added Nov. 13, 2005]
• Parents of children with learning disabilities are entitled to certain tax benefits. An article at SchwabLearning.org provides a guide, now updated for tax year 2005. [added Oct. 19, 2005; updated Jan. 20, 2006]
• The website Uniquely Gifted, which collects resources for families of gifted and special needs children and the professionals who work with them, has a a number of helpful links to sites and articles about college for students with disabilities. [added Oct. 16, 2005]
• Learning Disabilities Association of America offers a free 4 hour IDEA online training class for parents. [added Oct. 10, 2005]
• The Learning Disabilities OnLine newsletter has a good article on the differences between the federal IDEA and Section 504. [added Oct. 10, 2005]
• The Wrightslaw newsletter has a useful article written by education attorney Wayne Steedman giving suggestions how to use the new IDEA to improve your child’s education. [added Oct. 10, 2005]
• Candace Cortiella, director of the Advocacy Institute, has written an article on the No Child Left Behind Act and how you can use it to help get services for your children. [added Oct. 10, 2005]