Temas Claves

Behavior Problems

When children struggle with their behavior, it can have a negative impact on everyone in the family. Parents know they need to respond, but they often aren’t sure what’s the best strategy, especially if a child is frequently acting out and nothing seems to work.

This resource collection from the Child Mind Institute offers parents a comprehensive look at problem behavior. It covers many topics, including what may be triggering problem behavior, how to improve the parent-child relationship when it becomes strained, what to do if kids are struggling with behavior in school, and how to get professional help if you need it. The suite is also available in Spanish.

To take a closer look at the individual topics treated in the collection and to access it in English or Spanish, come here.

Consideración de LRE en las Decisiones de Colocación

El ambiente menos restrictivo, o LRE, como se le llama más comúnmente por sus siglas en inglés, es una de varias partes vitales en el desarrollo del IEP de un niño y juega un papel crítico, influyendo en dónde pasa el tiempo el niño en la escuela y cómo se brindan los servicios y las relaciones que el niño desarrolla en la escuela y la comunidad. De hecho, LRE es un elemento fundamental en la construcción de un IEP apropiado que puede mejorar los resultados para un niño, en la escuela y en la vida.

Buzz | “Bread and Butter” Topics of Parent Centers (& Parents)

What concerns and questions do newcomer families often tend to have when they learn that their child has a disability? These, shall we say, are the bread-and-butter of topics that Parent Centers so often address. This Buzz connects you with easy-to-share introductions to and explanations of what many newcomer families need to know. New Parent Center staffers may also find these materials a useful crash course in basic topics related to children with disabilities.

Charting the LifeCourse

The National Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals of I/DD has been working to develop systems of support for families throughout the lifespan of their family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Especially for individuals, families, and professionals are the Charting the LifeCourse materials, which include a LifeCourse toolkit in English and Spanish. The framework for Charting the LifeCourse was created BY FAMILIES to help individuals and families of all abilities and all ages develop a vision for a good life, think about what they need to know and do, identify how to find or develop supports, and discover what it takes to live the lives they want to live.

Read more about and access the LifeCourse Toolkit in English and Spanish here.

School Discipline: The Rights of Students with IEPs and 504 Plans

(2019, May) | Available in English and Spanish | Useful to Parent Centers and the families and professionals they serve. Some kids have learning and attention issues that cause them to misbehave. If they have an IEP or a 504 plan, what happens if they break a school rule? Can they be disciplined? And if […]

USA.gov en Español

(2019) | Useful to Parent Centers, service providers, and Spanish-speaking communities in learning about helpful systems in the United States and what services and information the government makes available in Spanish Description of this resource in English Descripción de este recurso en español _____________ Description of This Resource in English This official website of the […]

Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre la Educación Especial

(2017, December) | Useful for sharing with Spanish-speaking parents unfamiliar with special education services for their child with a disability. This tip sheet (in Spanish, Hoja de Consejos) from includenyc is 2 pages long and answers 5 of parents’ frequently asked questions about special education services: ¿Los servicios de educación especial pueden perjudicar a mi hijo […]

Evaluaciones Académicas y Estudiantes con Discapacidades Bajo ESSA | Hoja Informativa

Septiembre de 2018 Una publicación colaborativa del Centro de Información y Recursos para Padres (CPIR) y The Advocacy Institute Esta hoja informativa en Word Versión PDF Ver esta hoja informativa en inglés Ver otras hojas informativas sobre ESSA en espanol Traducida por Myriam Alizo de CPIR __________________ “El objetivo de este título es brindarles a todos […]

Pruebas para Estudiantes con las Discapacidades Cognitivas Más Significativas | Hoja Informativa

Septiembre de 2018 Una publicación colaborativa del Centro de Información y Recursos para Padres (CPIR) y The Advocacy Institute Esta hoja informativa en Word Versión PDF Ver esta hoja informativa en inglés Ver otras hojas informativas sobre ESSA en espanol Traducida por Myriam Alizo de CPIR __________________ Esta Hoja Informativa proporciona una descripción general básica de […]

Isabel Necesita la Tecnología de Asistencia / Isabel Needs Assistive Technology (Video)

(Produced 2012) Este video es una colaboración entre FCTD y Dicapta. En este video conoceremos a Marta, la madre de Isabel, una pequeña con limitaciones de aprendizaje y de motricidad fina. El video presenta las bases de la tecnología de asistencia (AT) y lleva a la audiencia a través de una reunión de IEP (Individualized […]