IDEA Information

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

• IDEA 2004, P.L. 108-446
• NASP IDEA Recommendations - Read NASP's and its coalition partners' recommendations on the statute and regulations.
• Web Resources and References on IDEA 2004
• The New IDEA: A Summary of Significant Reforms
• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) IDEA 2004 Policy Briefs on Major Topics
• Summary of the New IDEA by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446.
• IDEA User's Guide, developed by the Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities Education Task Force.
• NASP 2005 Convention President's Special Strand, Assessment that Informs Effective Instruction and Intervention PowerPoint and Handouts

IDEA 2004 Regulations

IDEA 2004 Part B Regulations
The final Part B Regulations were published in the Federal Register on August 14, 2006. They became effective on October 14, 2006.

• Part B Regulations
• Part B Regulations (published December 1, 2008 to clarify 34 CFR Part 300)
• Deciphering the Federal Regulations on Identifying Children With Specific Learning Disabilities
• NASP Summary of the Roll-out of the Final IDEA 2004 Part B Regulations
• OSEP's IDEA 2004 Website

IDEA 2004 Part C Regulations for Infants and Toddlers

Advocacy Tools

• NASP Advocacy Resources for the Development of State and Local IDEA Regulations and Policies
• What a Great IDEA: Advocating at the National, State, and Local Level - A fact sheet on ways to play an active role in the advocacy process.

Response to Intervention (RTI)

• RTI Action Network
• New Roles in RTI: Creating Success for Schools and Children
• Response to Intervention Reference List and Weblinks
• Response to Intervention: State and Districts RTI Initiatives, Models, and Resources
• National Center on RTI

Learning Disabilities Roundtable

The 2004 Learning Disabilities Roundtable submitted their comments and recommendations on regulatory issues under the Individual with Disabilities Education Improvement Act to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. Click here to read the recommendations.

The 2002 Learning Disability Roundtable, a group of ten educational and advocacy organizations, submitted recommendations for IDEA reauthorization to the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education. The report, entitled "Specific Learning Disabilities: Finding Common Ground," proposes improvements to better identify and serve students with learning disabilities.
Click here to read the full report.
Click here to read the policy recommendations.

National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD)

NASP is one of twelve organizations that comprise the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (NJCLD), a group committed to the education and welfare of individuals with learning disabilities. The goals of the NJCLD are to provide an interdisciplinary forum to review issues for educational and governmental agencies, and to develop statements and reports to clarify concerns and topics related to learning disabilities. Recent reports and activities of the NJCLD:

• Symposium on National Research to Practice (July 30, 2012)
• NJCLD fact sheet
• July 2011 NJCLD newsletter
• Symposium on Affirming the Validity of the LD Construct (May 23, 2011)
• Affirming the Validity of the LD Construct: Implications for Policy, Research, and Practice (March 2011)
• Symposium on Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Learning Disabilities (June 4, 2010)
• Comprehensive Assessment and Evaluation of Students with Learning Disabilities (June 2010)
• Symposium on Adolescent Literacy and Students with Learning Disabilities: Building Effective Programs and Partnership (June 2009)
• Adolescent Literacy and Older Students With Learning Disabilities (June 2008)
• Symposium on Transition to Higher Education for Students With Learning Disabilities (May 30, 2008)
• The Documentation Disconnect for Students With Learning Disabilities: Improving Access to Postsecondary Disability Services (2007)
• Learning Disabilities and Young Children: Identification and Intervention (2006)
• Responsiveness to Intervention and Learning Disabilities (2005)

IDEA Discipline

• Resources on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports

Other IDEA Resources

Changes in IDEA 2004: Implications for School Psychology - PowerPoint Presentation

IDEA Partnership

Including Samuel Project

LD Online

National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE)

For more information on NASP involvement with IDEA implementation, or with any questions or comments, please contact Mary Beth Klotz, NASP Director of IDEA Projects and Technical Assistance, or Kelly Vaillancourt, NASP Director of Government Relations.

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