Dispute Resolution, ARD Committee Meetings
This resource empowers families to advocate for their child’s education through knowledge, communication, and active school involvement.
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Implement the IEP
Expert insights on supporting students with disabilities through behavior strategies, instructional planning, and key concepts like reinforcement.
Transition, Graduation
This video captures real-life experiences in transition planning and shares strategies for life after high school.
Implement the IEP
This tutorial provides evidence-based guidance on family–school partnerships for children’s literacy through an interactive online experience.
New to Special Education, Requesting an Evaluation
Provides milestone checklists and parent tips to support early childhood development.
ARD Committee Meetings, Implement the IEP, Develop the IEP
Learn more about program modifications and supports for school staff, with IEP tips, resources, and guidance for effective implementation.
Behavior/Discipline, Determine Eligibility
This fact sheet defines Emotional Disability (IDEA: emotional disturbance), its traits, related disorders, and stresses early support in schools.
Transition, New to Special Education
One‑page profiles help families share a child’s strengths, needs, and goals to guide supportive, person‑centered planning.
New to Special Education, Evaluation
Parent Center Hub offers resources for families of children with speech and language disorders, including communication strategies, therapy, and advocacy.
New to Special Education, ARD Committee Meetings, Evaluation
A simplified 10-step guide to identifying students with disabilities and delivering appropriate special education and related services.
Dispute Resolution
Lists organizations offering free or low-cost legal services across Texas, including contacts for Disability Rights Texas and Legal Aid offices.
ARD Committee Meetings, Develop the IEP, New to Special Education
Helps families understand the IEP, their role, and offers tools, questions, and note space to support every stage of the IEP meeting process.
Develop the IEP, New to Special Education
A brief guide to understanding the IEP process, its purpose, and how parents can actively participate in planning special education services.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Learn more about STAAR Alternate 2, designed for Texas students with the most significant cognitive disabilities and their educational needs.
New to Special Education
In this video, Laura Buckner shares how connecting with other families of students with disabilities can offer support and shared strength.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Covers Texas’s STAAR tests, including subjects, grade levels, test formats, scoring, and resources for students, families, and educators.
ARD Committee Meetings, Develop the IEP, Transition
Outlines key parts of IEP transition planning, including assessments, postsecondary goals, and services to support students with disabilities.
New to Special Education
Find resources and support for families to promote children’s healthy growth and development.
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, Implement the IEP
The world’s largest accessible ebook library for people with reading barriers, offering customizable formats and over a million titles.
Transition
Explains the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities preparing to attend postsecondary schools under federal law.
Transition
An overview of Supported Decision-Making Agreements, which let people with disabilities make their own choices with support from others.
Transition
Find tools and support to help you set goals, be heard, and reach for the stars.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
CDC info on childhood hearing loss: early screening, support, and interventions help children develop language and social skills.