There are many resources out there to make IDEA 2004 more easily understood. I found three great artifacts that will help to guide students and parents through their search of information about this vital education law. The artifacts that I found describe the sections of the law, help parents and students better understand the components of the law and guide them through all of the information that can bog you down. I hope you find these documents useful and can make them benefit you in your current setting.
The first document is a guide that can be found at the ARC of Texas website. The guide is called: It’s a New IDEA. This guide is a manual that parents and students can use to help familiarize them with the requirements of IDEA. It is meant to empower parents and students so that they can become equal partners when it comes to educational planning for the student. It was written to help parents and students become active participants so that they can help make a better future for themselves or their child. If you would like to see this guide you can use the link below to open it.
http://www.thearcoftexas.org/resources/NewIDEA2005.pdf
The next link that I am going to provide is a direct link to the website for IDEA. This website is a “one-stop shop” for all the information that anyone could need to know about IDEA. Not all of the information is completely available yet but there is a lot of neat information on this site. I would recommend that all educators, parents, and students with disabilities visit this website so that they can become more acquainted with the information in this education law. Enjoy searching!
http://idea.ed.gov/
The final artifact that I found is an article to help individuals gain a more generalized view of IDEA. The title of this article is: IDEA 2004. It shows the history of the IDEA. It also gives the purpose, components, aspects of the law, and more. I think this article breaks the information down and makes it easier to understand. If you would like to read this article you can click on the link below.
http://www.ldonline.org/features/idea2004
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Nice post, the ARC document is very user friendly for parents. Every educator and parents of children with disabilities should have working knowledge of IDEA 2004 because its implications reach beyond the special education classroom.
ReplyDeleteI also thought that this was an excellent document.
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