New to Special Education, New to Texas, Additional Resources
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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.
Additional Resources
Learn about the PDSES grant program, application process, online marketplace, and answers to common family questions.
Additional Resources, New to Special Education
CDC’s “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” helps families spot developmental delays early and get support to improve children’s outcomes.
Additional Resources
Learn about special education updates from legislation passed during the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session (2025).
Behavior/Discipline
Guidance on how schools must address bullying of students with disabilities to ensure continued access to a free appropriate public education (FAPE).
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
This page explains how students with disabilities participate in testing and the supports available to help them succeed.
Behavior/Discipline
Reviews reasons for and ways to significantly enhance family engagement in schools.
Understanding Parent Rights, Requesting an Evaluation, New to Special Education, Evaluation
Learn how to request an evaluation if you're concerned about your child’s growth or learning.
Transition
Lists free and low-cost mobile apps aiding youth with disabilities in education, employment, and independent living.
ARD Committee Meetings, Develop the IEP
Explains how to choose IEP placements, with legal guidance, practical tips, and strategies to support practices and student success.
ARD Committee Meetings, Implement the IEP, Behavior/Discipline
Helps families prepare for IEP meetings with tips to support planning for behavioral goals and effective collaboration with the IEP team.
New to Special Education, Additional Resources
Supports families in understanding intensive intervention and how it helps students with severe needs using data-driven, individualized methods.
ARD Committee Meetings, Implement the IEP
Discusses measuring progress on IEP goals, summarizing federal rules and offering practical tips for effective implementation.
Behavior/Discipline
Guides parents in planning school meetings on behavior needs, offering PBIS strategies, communication tips, and ways to understand behavior causes.
Understanding Parent Rights, New to Special Education
Explains legal rights and protections for parents and students with disabilities under IDEA during the special education process.
Transition
Highlights the importance of work, emphasizing that meaningful work is valuable and achievable, regardless of a person's disability or its severity.
Transition
Provides age-specific checklists and strategies to track progress and build independence skills for students with disabilities.
Transition
Highlights transition planning and services schools provide to support students with disabilities.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP, New to Special Education
Related Services support children with disabilities through services like Occupational Therapy, counseling, and transportation to ensure access to special education.
Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
Provides updated procedures for identifying and supporting students with dyslexia and related disorders in Texas schools.
Transition
Information about the Texas Transition and Employment Guide.
Dispute Resolution, ARD Committee Meetings
This resource empowers families to advocate for their child’s education through knowledge, communication, and active school involvement.
Transition
Parents share real-life experiences showing how early planning and support networks ease the transition to adulthood for their children.