Archive for the ‘LRE’ Category

Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

The U.S. Department of Education website is a great place to learn about IDEA Regulations for Children Enrolled by Their Parents in Private Schools.

Point 15. explains that IDEA does not prohibit services on the premises of a private school and 16. contains requirements regarding when transportation must be provided.

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IEPs for Behavior Problems, Assessments & Interventions

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Recently I found myself speaking to quite a number of people, some parents and some professionals on the topic of behaviors that interfere with the public educational learning process.

Here is a great starting point for understanding our responsibilities and how behavioral support plans relate to children who are on an IEP or 504: IEPs for Behavior Problems, Assessments & Interventions from Wrightslaw.

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Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing

Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Here are some great resources for learning how to use letter writing to be an effective advocate for your child:

The Art of Writing Letters by Pamela Wright, MA, MSW from WrightsLaw.com

Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing from nichcy.org

Asserting Your Child’s Rights Through Letter Writing and Submission of Forms from AboutAutismLaw.com

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SCERTS in Inclusive Classroom Settings

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Here is a great issue of The Inclusion Notebook from the University of Connecticut Center for Excellence in Disabilities that discusses the use of the SCERTS Model in inclusive classroom settings.

While reading through the issue, I was pleased to learn that the staff at Great Neck School, Waterford, CT, has recognized that one of the great features of the SCERTS Model is that it has a flexible framework, one that can incorporate a contemporary ABA approach into a model that is based on the most current research in child development.

In other words:

“If your multidisciplinary TEAM follows the SCERTS Model, you can be assured that a child’s needs are being addressed in a developmentally appropriate manner.”

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Inclusion, Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Mainstreaming

Friday, April 27th, 2007

Here is a great resource from Wrightslaw that will help answer many of the questions our families and professionals are confronted with as we discuss educating our kids in inclusive settings.

Wrightslaw has included an article entitled: “Isn’t full inclusion a child’s right?“, which does a great job of relating the term “inclusion” back to IDEA statute, regulations, least restrictive environment, mainstreaming, FAPE, and educational benefit.

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