Links

“Enhancing Family Participation in the IFSP/IEP Process”
Series of handouts put together by the Kansas University Center of Developmental Disabilities

Article “IEP TEAM TIPS FOR SUCCESS” by Claire Liddle contained in the Howard County, MD, Public School System’s Office of Special Education 2001 Newsletter.

The Review Guidelines help service providers and individuals involved in personnel preparation consider the overall effectiveness of presentation of a material. Questions follow that pertain specifically to content areas including IFSP/IEP, transition, program evaluation, inclusion, and translation. Developed by The Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS).

Technical reports prepared by CLAS collaborators to examine the extent to which effective practices are represented in the delivery of early intervention services to families and young children (from birth to age 5) who come from diverse cultural and linguistic groups. Each technical report includes a review of the literature, annotated bibliographies, and a list of available resources from the CLAS Website.

“Selecting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Materials: Suggestions for Service Providers,” by Rosa Milagros Santos and Debbie Reese (ERIC/EECE Publications)

“Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families” by Deborah A. Bruns & Robert M. Corso (ERIC/EECE Publications)

Translations of parent handouts from the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) Center—Hmong, Spanish, Somali

Free resources prepared by the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs: “Working with Families who have Special Needs”

Link to (mostly free) publications by the National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), including basic information for parents, parent guides, overviews of disability types, and research briefs.