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Students with Disabilities -- Overview

Schools must determine the needs of students with disabilities and schools have created a process for identifying those students. There are many categories of disabilities, ranging from cognitive to emotional disabilities. Educators are challenged more than ever to understand the wide range of disabilities now seen in schools. Trained teachers must be equipped to teach students with disabilities. Once a student is identified as having a disability, the special program or support he/she should receive will be determined. With NCLB in place these students are expected to show academic growth and this presents a big challenge for schools, teachers, and students. This site will help you in learning more about disabilities, the research behind disabilities, and the role of the school.

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Understanding the Standards-Based IEP
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Date: 1/1/2008 Author: Candace Cortiella, Director - The Advocacy Institute

Many states and local school districts are embracing a new approach to developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students receiving special education. This approach—most often referred to as “standards-based IEPs”— is driven by changes to both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the current Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)—known as No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Understanding this standards-based approach to IEP development and how it can benefit students with LD is the focus of this Advocacy Brief.

	Materials & Products

Disability Awareness and Inclusion
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Date: 2/1/2010 Author: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

NICHCY receives many calls and emails each year from people looking for materials on disability awareness. People need these materials for many different reasons, from classroom instructional units, to Girl Scout information fairs, to school reports. This resource page provides just a sample of selected materials available from different organizations.

	Research

Challenging Change
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Date: 3/12/2009 Author: Candace Cortiella and Jane Burnette, The Advocacy Institute

The National Center for Learning Disabilities' newest report, Challenging Change: How Schools and Districts are Improving the Performance of Special Education Students, highlights how two schools and three school districts from around the nation are working to dramatically improve the academic achievement of their special education students.

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