Navigating the unfamiliar waters of special education can be overwhelming for parents, teachers, and students. This section contains helpful information about the basics of special education: the process, the IEP, and inclusion.
Many of the adults in your child’s life are unfamiliar with learning disorders in general, or your child’s unique pattern of strengths and limitations.
This overview from the PACER Center walks parents through each step of the special education process, describing what happens from the time a child is referred for evaluation through the development of an individualized education program (IEP).
For those kids who need basic decoding instruction, targeted interventions are important. But for the others, teach reading using the books those students need to read in their other classes.
