How Do You Find Special Education Resources?
If you have a child in special education, you already know how confusing it can be to sit in an Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting. Teachers and administrators often use foreign acronyms like BIP and LRE, when they speak. Furthermore, your child’s test scores may be explained to you under the assumption that you have a master’s degree in statistics and measurement. Therefore, you have to educate yourself about the process, which means you must seek out special education resources to help make the process more clear. Contact the special education department in your child’s school district and ask if they have any resources for parents. Some school districts maintain pamphlets for parents. The special education department may also be able to guide you to state and local resources. Go to the website for the Department of Education. Click on “Parents.” Then click on “My Child’s Special Needs.” Lastly, click on “Disability.” From here you will find a wealth of resources on special educ
