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Parent Guides

Parents who are raising children with disabilities often have similar questions and concerns. This series answers some of parents' most typical questions. People who work with parents or children with disabilities will find this series helpful, too.

Know the number of the specific Parent Guide you're looking for? Here's a list by number. (If you don't see the number you're looking for, check our "Out of Print" page.) Or, if you just want to see what we offer, scroll down and read descriptions of the individual Parent Guides, listed alphabetically.

PA2	PA9
PA8	PA12

Communicating with Your Child’s School Through Letter Writing (PA9)

This guide is rich in examples of the letters you might write to your child’s school across the years. Ask for an evaluation, express concern about progress, request an IEP meeting, even praise the school’s efforts! Learn more about what makes for an effective letter. 2nd Edition, 2002, 24 pages.

Developing Your Child’s IEP (PA12)

Be a full participant in developing your child’s IEP! This Parent’s Guide tells you how. It looks in detail at the IEP and discusses how to work effectively with schools to help your child get an education tailored to his or her needs. 2002, 28 pages.

Finding Help for Young Children with Disabilities (Birth-5) (PA2)

Are you concerned that your infant, toddler, or preschooler is not developing according to all those developmental milestones you’ve read about? There’s help available! This Parent Guide (formerly entitled Accessing Programs for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers with Disabilities) will tell you where to go to find out if your child has a developmental delay or disability, and if so, where to find the help he or she needs. This includes services for all families, including rural, Native American, adoptive/foster, and military families and their young children with disabilities. 1994, Resources updated March 2005, 20 pages.

Planning a Move, Mapping Your Strategy (PA8)

So you’re moving. You need a strategy! This publication will help you think about such concerns as: learning the new state’s policies for special education and SSI benefits; making sure you have your child’s medical records; finding parent and disability groups in your new location; and ensuring that your child’s school records (particularly the IFSP or IEP!) come along, too. We give you a checklist of the tasks that you’ll want to complete before the moving van shows up. 1994, 12 pages.

Didn't find the Parent Guide you were looking for? It may be in our "Out of Print" section.