Special Education
When children are struggling in school or have identified disabilities, parents face additional challenges to ensure that their children receive the best possible education to meet their needs. Often this means trying to navigate the complicated world of special education. School psychologists have the necessary training and expertise to assist parents and teachers in their efforts to maximize student outcomes.
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Intelligent Lives Film Partnership
NASP is partnering with award-winning director Dan Habib on his Intelligent Lives film, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility. … more
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Questions Parents and Educators Can Ask to Start Conversations About Using Terms Like Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, and Dysgraphia
Parents and educators may have different opinions about specific terms like dyslexia or more general terms like learning disabilities. Understanding these terms and agreeing on which to use can help prevent confusion and conflict. It can also lead to a shared understanding of a child's needs. … more
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Special Education: A Basic Guide for Parents
This handout provides answers to some frequently asked questions in order to help parents understand the basic procedures of the special education system. … more
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Section 504: A Guide for Parents & Educators
Students with disabilities may be eligible for special education, accommodations, and related services under Section 504. … more
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Academic Accommodations for Students With Disabilities
Accommodations are a variety of techniques and supports that are intended to provide a student with disabilities full access to the general curriculum. … more
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Rescuing Students from the Slow Learner Trap
Classroom strategies to tap into the strengths of slow learners and help them succeed in school. … more
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Helping Students with ADHD in the Classroom: Information for Teachers
Classroom interventions and modifications must be tailored to the individual student with ADHD. … more
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IEP Team Meetings: A Guide to Participation for Parents
Parents of children with disabilities need to be familiar with regulations and procedures for developing an IEP to fully participate in IEP development and long-term planning. … more
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IEP Team Process: Parent Videos
The Exceptional Children's Assistance Center produced a 5-part parent video series explaining the various aspects of the IEP Team process. … more
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IEP Team Process: Parent Video (Vietnamese)
NASP's Asian American Subcommittee of the Multicultural Affairs Committee translated and dubbed this video on the IEP team process into Vietnamese. … more
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Discipline: Effective School Practices
Individual and school-wide practices that help students develop self-discipline and allow schools to prevent the re-occurrence of behavior problems. … more
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Universal Design for Learning
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework for learning that includes all students. It is a set of instruction principles that call for flexibility in student expression, representation and engagement. … more
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Response to Intervention (RTI): A Primer for Parents
A major concern for parents as well as teachers is how to help children who experience difficulty learning in school. … more
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Learning Disabilities Identification: A Primer for Parents
A learning disability can pose significant challenges and be the source of considerable stress for schoolchildren and their parents. … more
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Expanding the Classroom Information and Social Media Kit
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SLD Eligibility - Policy and Practice Reccomendations
This page highlights school-level practices and policy considerations for states and school districts to encourage selective use of data from cognitive assessments in the evaluation for special education due to a suspected specific learning disability. … more
Special Education Podcasts
NASP Dialogues: Restraint and Seclusion
Through a New Lense: Transforming EBD Identification Through Culturally Responsive Approaches
NASP Dialogues: The School Psychologist's Role in the Identification of Autism
NASP Dialogues: Engaging in Ways to Communicate Assessment Findings with Schools and Families
NASP Dialogues: Homework, Organization and Planning Skills (HOPS) Interventions
Children With ASD
This book provides practical strategies for addressing the unique needs of children on the autism spectrum as well as those of their families.