Special education can be an intimidating world and there is more information available than any typical parent can absorb. I hope these special education resources for parents are of great help to you!

Having been through the maze, complete with a due process case, I’ve been through a number of special education resources, both good and bad. I’ve listed the best, or most necessary special education resources below.

Some of these special education resources for parents will pertain directly to your child’s education, others pertain to legal aspects. Politician information is included so you can contact your local representatives for help in any special education matters you hope to change.

• Addresses of Congressman
• Council for Exceptional Children
• Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
• Families and Advocates Partnership for Education
• Federal Resource Center for Special Education
• Government Guide – Federal Govt. Contact Info
• IDEA Online
• Learning Disabilities Online
• National Association of State Directors of Special Education
• The National Center for Learning Disabilities
• The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Protection and Advocacy Agencies (by state)
• Special Education
• U.S. Department of Education
• Wright’s Law

Special Education Resources Specifically for Dyslexia

• Dyslexia Learning Solutions – If you’re in the Reno, NV area, one of our wonderful, well-trained, Learning Abled Kids moms offers help with screening and tutoring to get your child headed towards learning success too.
• Learning Abled Kids’ Dyslexia Resources
• Davis Dyslexia Association International
• Directory of Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinics
• Dyslexia Teaching Program available on CD Rom
• How to Teach People with Dyslexia
• International Dyslexia Association

· Dyscalculia – http://www.dyscalculia.org/#Dyscalculia
· Dysgraphia – http://dyslexia-ca.org/a-dysg.phtml

Specific Disability Special Education Resources for Parents:

· Autism – Autism Society of America
· ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder Association
· ADD/ADHD – Learning Abled Kids’ ADHD Alternatives to Medication
· ADHD – National Resource Center on AD/HD
· Asperger’s and PDD – AspergerSyndrome.org/
· Fetal Alcohol Syndrome – Centers for Disease Control
· Tourette Syndrome – Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
· Traumatic Brain Injury – National Institute of Health

Good special education resources for general learning disabilities:

CDC’s Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Online
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
All Kinds of Minds
Teens Helping Teens
Council for Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Center for Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Council for Exceptional Children

Other Special Education Resources for Parents:

· State-by-state Departments of Education
· National/Political Resources

Sample IEP Goals:

· IEP Goals for Keyboarding and Copying
· IEP Goals for Organization skills
· IEP Goals for Reading
· IEP Goals for Spelling
· IEP Goals for Written Expression