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 The
Advocacy Institute authors
groundbreaking report on the state of learning disabilities.
Get it here.
The
Advocacy Institute teams up with Exceptional
Parent magazine to
provide important information about education issues.
Read or listen
to our current article on the
additional funds for special education provided in the
Recovery Act.
Understanding
the Standards-based Individualized Education Program (IEP): Learn
about a better way to formulate IEPs with this Advocacy
Brief written by The Advocacy Institute for
the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Get
it here. (PDF)
Parent's
Guide to
Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Find out about this important movement
in education with this new guide written for
the National Center for Learning
Disabilities by The Advocacy Institute. Get
it here.
Why
Students with Disabilities Need No Child Left Behind: Our
perspective on how NCLB is having positive impact on
the nation's 7 million students with disabilities. (PDF,
8 pgs) Get
it here.
Rewards
and Roadblocks: How Special Education Students are Faring
Under No Child Left Behind: A
comprehensive report on the impact of the No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB) on students with disabilities. Prepared
by The
Advocacy Institute for the National Center for
Learning Disabilities.
Get
it here. A companion Webinar is available
here.
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September
2009
Advocate Academy Webinar
SLD Identification:
Where We Are and What
We Know
Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Time: 2-3:30 PM ET (1-2:30
PM CT, Noon-1:30 MT, 11 AM-12:30 PM PT)
Presenter: Dr. Nancy Mather
Easy,
online registration available here.
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No
Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act:
What Parents of Students with Disabilities
Need to Know and Do
This
information brief, written by the
The Advocacy Institute
for the
National
Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides parents with an understanding of important
provisions of NCLB and IDEA
designed to work together to improve academic
achievement for students with disabilities.
Get it here. (PDF, 23 pgs). Also available
in
Spanish.
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Alternate
Assessments Based on Modified Academic Achievement
Standards
This
new guide for parents, written by
The Advocacy Institute
for the
National
Center on Educational Outcomes,
provides information on an allowable alternate assessment for students with
disabilities, now offered in some states. Get
it here.
View
the Webinar previously
conducted on this topic.
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Our Web project devoted to information and resources to help Virginia students
with
disabilities
plan for and succeed in college.
Take a look at this
exciting project.
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 Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts
are Improving the Performance of Special
Education Students
Learn what's making a difference for students with
disabilities! From Boston to San Bernardino, these educators
have implemented real change that is resulting in dramatic
academic improvement.
Get
it here. (PDF, 30 pgs)
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IDEA
2004 Close Up
A
series of short, parent friendly articles on key provisions
of IDEA 2004 and specific changes that parents and advocates
should know and understand. Written by The Advocacy
Institute for Schwab Learning.org (now part of GreatSchools.net).
The IDEA 2004 Close Up series is available
here.
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Parent
Guide to IDEA 2004
This
new guide uses accessible language to help parents understand
their rights and responsibilities in the special education
process and includes a series of audio clips of parents
sharing their
special education experiences. Written by The Advocacy
Institute for the National
Center for Learning Disabilities. Go to the Guide. |
No Child Left Behind:
An
information series on the nation's federal education
law and its impact on students with disabilities. Written
by The Advocacy Institute for the National
Center for Learning Disabilities
with
support from
Schwab
Learning.
They are available
here.
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Support
our Work!
You can lend a hand with our important work on behalf
of children, youth and adults with disabilities by making a
tax-deductible contribution
today.
Thank
you!
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