Table of Contents Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Buzz from the Hub Lehigh University Section 504 Coordinators Institute – June 27–28, 2019 Mediating Parental Advocacy and the School District’s Guidelines. By Karina...

IEP Components Go to the PDP Menu A NASET series that looks at each component of the IEP in depth Before diving into the specifics of what must be included in an IEP, it's important to consider the "Big Picture" of the IEP—its purposes, how it...

Table of Contents Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel Buzz from the Hub Book Review: Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader by Herminia Ibarra. By Lymairy Checo Literature Review: Providing Visual Models for Non-verbal Students to...

Part 12 - Assessment and Accommodations Introduction The world is full of examples of accommodations that permit people with disabilities to perform specific tasks they might not otherwise be able to. Drivers with poor vision wear glasses or...

Part 16 - Comprehensive Tests of Academic Achievement Introduction Assessing academic achievement is a vital component of the assessment process. Understanding where a child has strengths and weaknesses in academic areas is necessary if you are...

Part 5 - The Multidisciplinary Team and the Comprehensive Assessment Introduction A variety of assessment tools and strategies are used to gather relevant functional, academic and developmental information about the child, including information...

Part 15 - Special Education Acronyms Introduction The assessment process in special education is a very detailed approach. It is one that involves many meetings and conversations. Too often, we hear educators speaking with anacronyms rather...

Part 4 - Understand the Requirements of an Evaluation for a Suspected Disability Introduction A variety of assessment tools and strategies are used to gather relevant functional, academic and developmental information about the child, including...

Part 11 - What is Curriculum-Based Measurement and What Does It Mean to a Child? Introduction Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM) is a method teachers use to find out how students are progressing in basic academic areas such as math, reading,...

Part 19 - Understanding Screening ASSESSMENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION SERIES Introduction The National Center on Improving Literacy has put together a comprehensive toolkit that addresses the importance of screening of children in the field of...