How to Reconcile Requests for Special Education Evaluations With RTI

Volume 45 Issue 6

Volume 45 Issue 6

This article addresses what to do when a parent requests a special education evaluation but their child has not yet been provided RTI. ...

“Appropriate” School Psychology Practice? You Be the Judge IX

Volume 45 Issue 2

For this ninth article in the series reviewing recent court decisions concerning appropriate school psychology practice, the case is the extent of the overlapping child find and evaluation obligations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. ...

Ask Perry: Your Legal Questions Answered by Our Expert

Volume 46 Issue 3

Volume 46 Issue 3

In this article, Perry Zirkel addresses questions about student records, recent court decisions, students with disabilities, visual disorders, special education, and specific learning disability. ...

Your Legal Questions Answered by Our Expert

Volume 46 Issue 8

Volume 46 Issue 8

Editor's Note: In this article, Perry Zirkel answers legal questions submitted by readers. If you have a question that you would like considered, please send it to John Desrochers (desroc@optonline.net). ...

Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Volume 46 Issue 8

Volume 46 Issue 8

Many students with academic and adjustment problems exhibit a constellation of behaviors commonly associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and NASP recognizes the critical importance of supporting the academic, behavioral, and social–emotional needs of students with ADHD in s ...

Rights Without Labels: Thirty Years Later

Volume 45 Issue 6

Volume 45 Issue 6

This article looks back on a position paper about serving students with special needs and examines what progress has been made, if any, on the matter. ...

Child Find Under the IDEA: An Empirical Analysis of the Judicial Case Law

Volume 45 Issue 7

Volume 45 Issue 7

This article explains child fund under the IDEA. ...

The Legal Meaning of Special Education Eligibility: The Latest Case Law

Volume 46 Issue 7

Volume 46 Issue 7

Specific learning disability (SLD), although moderately declining in recent years, continues to account for the highest enrollment among the eligibility classifications under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; Zirkel, 2013b). The recognition of response to intervention (RTI) in t ...

Ask Perry: Your Legal Questions Answered by Our Expert

Volume 46 Issue 6

Volume 46 Issue 6

From Megan Rescinito, Virginia: Does the transition services requirement of the IDEA require reevaluation of the child's cognitive, achievement, and functional levels (e.g., updated IQ testing) for assistance with admission or services in postsecondary education? ...

Behavior Threat Assessment and Management in the Virtual Environment

This document was designed to assist schools with behavior threat assessment and management (BTAM) decisions in a virtual environment, and it may be particularly useful as schools experience extended closures due to the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. ...