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Williamsburg Area Child Development Resources, Inc., Lightfoot, VA. – 1991
This document presents an instrument to help families of special needs children to identify their resources and their concerns, for use in development of the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). The first part of the instrument includes a series of open-ended questions that provide families an opportunity to identify their concerns, in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Allen, William T. – 1987
This workbook was written to help students, parents, and support staff prepare "transition plans" to help students with disabilities get ready for living in the adult world. (Such transition planning should start four to five years before students leave school.) Written in simple language and short sentences, the workbook contains seven sections.…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Download full textColorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. Div. of Special Education Services. – 2002
This Colorado manual offers guidelines for parent counseling and training, which is seen as a special education related service to assist parents of students with disabilities in the development and implementation of the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP). The introduction addresses the purpose and benefits of parent counseling and…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Dunbar, Donald A.; Salazar, Irene M. – 1985
The Gifted and Talented Program (GAT) of the Mellon Junior High School, Mt. Lebanon School District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was evaluated in 1985. Questionnaires were sent to 139 parents and 50 academic teachers. In addition, 9 teachers, 4 administrators, and 12 parents were interviewed. Responses were summarized in detail regarding 14 topics,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Assessment, Individualized Education Programs
PACER Center, Inc., Minneapolis, MN. – 1995
This booklet is intended to facilitate the full participation of Minnesota parents of children with disabilities in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. The booklet begins with a brief discussion of what an IEP is and why it is needed. The guide then presents a copy of Minnesota's IEP form, with the form sections on the left hand…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Disabilities, Educational Planning
West, Lynda L.; And Others – 1992
The purpose of this guide is to assist those involved in the transition planning process to help students with disabilities achieve a smooth transition from school to adult life. The guide addresses topics that deal with the preparation of students with disabilities as they leave high school. The guide's eight chapters deal with: (1) defining…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
West, Lynda L.; Corbey, Stephanie; Boyer-Stephens, Arden; Jones, Bonnie; Miller, Robert J.; Sarkees-Wircenski, Mickey – 1999
The purpose of this guide is to assist those involved in the transition planning process to help students with disabilities achieve a smooth transition from school to adult life. The guide addresses topics that deal with the preparation of students with disabilities as they leave high school. The guide's eight chapters deal with: (1) defining…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Curriculum, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
