Impact Of Family Involvement On The Education Of Children Ages 3 To 8

INformation Hub This 2013 literature review includes 95 studies on the impact of parent engagement on young children’s literacy, math, and socio-emotional skills. The authors examine the effects of various […]

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• IDEA
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December 29, 2021

Top Ten Tips, Ideas to Improve Parent to Professional Communication

INformation Hub This 2012 information sheet from PACER Center draws upon the experience of its parent advocates for  suggestions and techniques that can help improve communication with school staff. https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c198.pdf […]

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• High School
• IEP
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• Primary/Middle School
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Improving College and Career Readiness for Students with Disabilities

INformation Hub This issue brief is intended to assist state policymakers in better understanding strategies to prepare students with disabilities and special needs for college and career. The brief provides […]

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• High School
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• Resource Document
• Transition
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Best Practices for Increasing Meaningful Youth Participation in Collaborative Team Planning

INformation Hub (2016) | Useful to: Parent Centers and other service organizations who wish to include youth and young adults in their programs and services. A critical element in developing any […]

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• National Resource
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Involving Teens and Young Adults in Selecting Assistive Technology

INformation Hub (2016) | Useful to Parent Centers, families, youth with disabilities, and educators working with students with disabilities who could benefit from using assistive technology. This 4-page resource helps families […]

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• Early Childhood (Ages 0-3)
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• High School
• National Resource
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iTransition: It’s All About Me!

INformation Hub iTransition is a free, online transition curriculum to help students who are deaf or hard of hearing prepare for life after high school. There are three separate trainings […]

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• Resource Document
• Special Healthcare Needs
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TRANSITION: Laws, Policies, Rights & Regulations Resources

INformation Hub Agents of Their Own Success: Self-Advocacy Skills and Self-Determination for Students with Disabilities in the Era of Personalized LearningThis emphasis on student agency, self-awareness, and self-advocacy is important […]

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• High School
• IDEA
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• Resource Document
• Self-Advocacy Skills
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Learn about Self-Advocacy: Speaking Up

INformation Hub Take a stroll through the SelfAdvocacyOnline.org website, and you’ll know you’ve hit on a treasure trove of resources for youth with disabilities. The website takes a slow and steady […]

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• High School
• Primary/Middle School
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Training
• Youth

Learn The Valuable Impact Of Assistive Technology

INformation Hub (Published August 20, 2014) This story is a part of the Advancing Opportunities AT Stories Series on its Youtube Channel. AT Stories is a video series of people […]

• Assistive Technology
• Early Childhood (Ages 0-3)
• Educators
• English
• ESE Related Services
• High School
• IDEA
• Parents
• Primary/Middle School
• Resource Document

The Life Skills Manual: Strategies for Maintaining Residential Stability

INformation Hub (2012) | Useful to Parent Centers working with youth in transition who need support in learning life skills. The Life Skills Manual is an evidence-based curriculum that provides […]

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• Educators
• English
• High School
• Parents
• Resource Document
• Self-Advocacy Skills
• Youth

Successful Transitions: Making the Move to High School

INformation Hub This 2005 PACER ACTion Sheet offers suggestions for activities that will prepare a child with a disability for high school. https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c108.pdf SOURCE ARTICLE: Center for Parent Information and […]

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• IEP
• Parents
• Primary/Middle School
• Resource Document
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Mediation under Part B of IDEA

INformation Hub Current as of October 2019This information in Spanish | Esta información en español____________________ IDEA requires school systems to have procedures to make mediation available to parents and public […]

• Early Childhood (Ages 0-3)
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• Help with school conflict
• High School
• IDEA
• Parents
• Primary/Middle School
• Resource Document