New to Special Education
ECTA Center offers resources and support to early childhood programs and families for young children with disabilities and developmental delays.
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Transition
8 self-advocacy strategies, tips, and real-life examples for individuals with disabilities and their families.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Overview of Texas student assessments including STAAR, TELPAS, and alternatives, with resources for educators, families, and administrators.
Behavior/Discipline
Aids schools in implementing a multi-tiered approach to social, emotional, and behavior support, aiming to enhance outcomes for all students.
Behavior/Discipline
Tips for parents to support teens facing emotional challenges, with strategies to build trust, resilience, and open communication.
Transition
Provides age-specific checklists and strategies to track progress and build independence skills for students with disabilities.
Behavior/Discipline, Evaluation
Provides an overview of Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), explaining their purpose and how they inform behavior intervention plans.
Transition
An overview of Supported Decision-Making Agreements, which let people with disabilities make their own choices with support from others.
Behavior/Discipline
Guides parents in planning school meetings on behavior needs, offering PBIS strategies, communication tips, and ways to understand behavior causes.
New to Special Education, New to Texas, Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
The Texas Autism Supplement helps families access funding for therapies, supports, and services to improve outcomes for children with autism.
Behavior/Discipline
In this video, parent Bianca Salinas shares her fear of bullying and highlights the importance of inclusion for students with cognitive disabilities.
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia, Evaluation, New to Special Education
Learn more about dyslexia and dysgraphia, including the identification process, instructional supports, parent guidance and student rights in schools.
Evaluation, New to Special Education
Parent Guide to Special Education: Rights, Evaluation Process, and Available Supports for Students with Disabilities.
Behavior/Discipline, Develop the IEP
Guide explaining how families can engage in Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans for their children.
Transition
Find Texas special education contacts by topic and region to get guidance, resources, and support for families, educators, and professionals.
Determine Eligibility, Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Learn how schools identify and support students with SLD and dyslexia, and how parents can request evaluations. Slides available here.
Behavior/Discipline
This short video provides a scenario for behavior-specific praise in elementary school in two ways.
Transition
In this video, Daniel explains what self advocacy is and why it's important for individuals with autism.
Behavior/Discipline
This short video provides a scenario for behavior-specific praise in High School in two ways.
New to Special Education
The Center offers Head Start programs tools and resources to support mental health, strengthen emotional development, and reduce challenging behavior.
Transition
This video discusses how recreation and leisure is fun but does not always come easy to individuals with autism.
New to Special Education
SPEDTex supports families by providing resources and tools to better understand special education and help Texas students succeed.
Behavior/Discipline
Outlines a framework and strategies to support students with intensive behavior needs during school transitions and daily implementation.