NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2010
When a baby is born with Down syndrome, his or her parents should know that there's a lot of help available--and immediately. Shortly after the diagnosis of Down syndrome is confirmed, parents will want to get in touch with the early intervention system in their community. Early intervention is a system of services designed to help infants and…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Clinical Diagnosis, Early Intervention, Disabilities
Shapland, Ceci – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2006
Adolescence is a time for dreaming--for youth to imagine and set a course for the future. High school students naturally spend time imagining the future--if and where to continue their education, to find a job or pursue a career, to move away from home, or to start a family. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) includes a process…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Individualized Instruction, Individualized Education Programs, Disabilities
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers, 2007
Successful and meaningful transition services are the result of careful planning. This planning is driven by a young person's dreams, desires, and abilities. It builds a youth's participation in school, home and community living. Transition planning helps to prepare young people for their futures. It helps them to develop skills they need to go on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs, Individualized Transition Plans, Transitional Programs
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) House Passes Budget Resolution: Prospects of a Compromise with the Senate Appear Dim; (2) Older Students' Science…
Descriptors: Exit Examinations, Public Education, High School Students, Reading Achievement