NICHCY is pleased to provide an A-Z Topics page to connect you quickly with the wealth of information on our website.
For your convenience, the index below also includes links to resource pages appearing only our website as well as the topics that our printed Publications discuss. This allows you to identify our online topics and resources without having to travel to every corner of our site.
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Topics, Alphabetically
A · B · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · J · K · L · M · N · O · P · Q · R · S · T · U · V · W · X · Y · Z
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A
Access to the general education curriculum
Accommodations in assessment | Component of the IEP
Accommodations in assessment | An Evidence for Education publication
ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act
Adoptive/foster families | Resources especially for…
Adult services 1 | For students in transition
Adult services 2 | For adults
Alternate assessment | An Evidence for Education publication
Annual goals statement in the IEP
Appeals, disciplinary removals
Assistive technology 1 | As a special factor in IEP development
Assistive technology 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
Authority of school personnel in disciplinary situations
Authority of school personnel in special circumstances | Drugs, weapons, serious bodily injury
Authority of school personnel to report crimes
B
Behavior in the IEP | As a special factor in IEP development
Benchmarks/short-term objectives in the IEP
Blindness / Visual Impairments 1 | Fact Sheet
Blindness / Visual Impairments 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
C
Categories of disability in IDEA
Charter schools and students with disabilities
Child care providers | Resources especially for…
D
Deafness/Hearing impairment 1 | Fact Sheet
Deafness/Hearing impairment 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
Definitions of key terms in IDEA
Definitions of disabilities mentioned in IDEA
Disciplinary removals, appeals
Disciplinary removals, services during
Discipline regulations in IDEA
Discretionary grants database of OSEP
Disproportionate representation 1 | Training module 5 in Building the Legacy
Disproportionate representation 2 | OSEP’s Indicator 9
Dispute resolution options in IDEA
Drop-out rates | OSEP’s Indicator 2
Due process hearings, expedited
E
Early intervening services | Training module 6 in Building the Legacy
Early intervention | For babies and toddlers, birth to the 3rd birthday
Early intervention | Final Part C regulations
Early intervention who’s who| Resources for providers seeking technical assistance
Early intervention staff training
Educating students with disabilities
Education laws | Entire section of our website
Education and disability law articles | Legal analysis of disability topics–New in April 2012!
Employment 1 | For students in transition
Employment 2 | For adults with disabilities
Employers | Resources especially for…
Evaluating for the presence of disability
Evaluation procedures for determining specific learning disabilities | Training module 11 in Building the Legacy
Evidence for Education | A publication series
Excusing a member from an IEP meeting
Extent of participation in regular educational environment | Component of the IEP
F
Flyers about NICHCY you can share
Foster/adoptive families | Resources especially for…
Free appropriate public education (FAPE)
G
Graduation rates | OSEP’s Indicator 1
Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education
H
Hearing impairments / Deafness 1 | Fact Sheet
Hearing impairments / Deafness 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
Highly qualified teacher requirements ( HQT)
I
IDEA training curriculum | Building the Legacy
IEP team meetings | What happens at an IEP meeting?
Individualized Education Programs 1 | Entry page into All About the IEP
Individualized Education Programs 2 | Training modules 12-14 in Building the Legacy
Individualized Family Service Plan — IFSP
IFSP form | The model ISFP form developed by the U.S. Department of Education
J
L
Laws | IDEA, NCLB, Section 504, ADA, Assistive Tech Act
Law articles | Legal analysis of disability topics–New in April 2012!
Learning strategy instruction | An Evidence for Education publication
Learning strategy instruction | Resources for you
Least restrictive environment 1 — LRE | Its role in placement decisions
Least restrictive environment 2 | Training module 15 in Building the Legacy
Least restrictive environment for preschoolers | OSEP’s Indicator 6
Limited English proficiency 1 | As a special factor in IEP development
Limited English proficiency 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
M
Making sense of statistics in research
Math instruction for students with disabilities | An Evidence for Education publication
Medical and healthcare resources
Mental retardation | See Intellectual Disabilities
Model IFSP form | The model ISFP form developed by the U.S. Department of Education
Military families | Resources especially for…
Modifications in assessment | An Evidence for Education publication
Modifications and accommodations for students 1 | Component of the IEP
Modifications and accommodations for students 2 | In the classroom
Modifications for school personnel | Component of the IEP
N
NIMAS (accessible materials for those with print disabilities) | Training module 8 in Building the Legacy
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)
O
OSEP discretionary grants database
OSEP Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
P
Parental involvement | OSEP’s Indicator 8
Parent participation in early intervention
Parent participation in school
Parenting a child with special needs
Part C regulations | Newly released in September 2011!
Participation in regular educational environment 1 | Component of the IEP
Participation in regular educational environment 2 | OSEP’s Indicator 5
PDDNOS | See Autism Spectrum Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Disorders | See Autism Spectrum Disorders
Placement during appeal process
Present levels statement | Component of the IEP
Preschoolers in general education settings | OSEP’s Indicator 6
Private school children placed by their parents | Training module 16 in Building the Legacy
Procedural safeguards in IDEA | Training module 17 in Building the Legacy
Program modifications for school personnel | Component of the IEP
R
Recruitment and retention of teachers
Reporting student progress | Component of the IEP
Response to intervention 1 | Overview of RTI
Response to intervention 2 | Training module 6 in Building the Legacy
Research 101 | A primer on quality research
Research 102: Adding Up The Evidence | Combining the findings of multiple studies
Making Sense of Statistics in Research | Don’t let them throw you.
Weighing Information for Its Worth | Is this research well done?
Learning and the Brain | What research is finding about our amazing brains.
Research in Special Education:
Research-based Resources on Specific Disabilities
S
Sexuality education for children and youth with disabilities
Social skills and academic achievement | An Evidence for Education publication
Services during disciplinary removals
Short-term objectives | Component of the IEP (for some children with disabilities)
Spanish language materials, by topic
Spanish NICHCY | NICHCY…en espanol
Special education, 3-5 year olds
Special factors to consider in IEP development
Staff development in early intervention
State resource sheets | Find services and agencies in your state
Strategy instruction | An Evidence for Education publication
Supplementary aids and services | Component of the IEP
Suspension and expulsion | OSEP’s Indicator 4
T
Teacher recruitment and retention
Testing: Accommodations | An Evidence for Education publication
Tool Kit from OSEP on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
Transition goals in the IEP 1 | Component of the IEP
Transition goals in the IEP 2 | How to write them
Transition goals in the IEP 3 | OSEP’s Indicator 13
Transition to preschool 1 | About
Transition to preschool 2 | OSEP’s Indicator 12
Transition “Starters” for Everyone
Adult Services: What Are They? Where Are They?
Potential Consultants to the Transition Team
Education/Training Connections
Independent Living Connections
Transportation as a related service
Transportation | Resources especially for… transportation providers
U
V
Visual impairments / blindness 1 | Fact Sheet
Visual impairments / blindness 2 | A resource sheet for IEP teams
W
Weighing information for its worth
Y
Z
Zebra poster in English (Heard of NICHCY?)
Zebra poster in Spanish (Mira mis colores.)
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