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Parent Resources for Early Childhood Special Education

Understanding My Child's Developmental Stages

Developmental Milestones (English and Spanish)

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Milestones in Action-Videos for Each Stage of Development

Parent Assistance Organizations

Birth to 5 Helpline 

Birth to 5 Helpline is a free service available to all Arizona families with young children, as well as parents-to-be, with questions or concerns about their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. You can ask about anything: sleep, feeding, fussiness, tantrums, parenting, etc. Call the Helpline to speak with one of the bilingual (English/Spanish) early childhood specialists on duty Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. You can also leave a voicemail, complete our online contact form, or text the Helpline 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For free child development support: 

Call 877-705-KIDS (5437) for Free Child Development Support

Raising Special Kids

Arizona's Parent Information Center: Raising Special Kids (RSK) is a statewide parent organization that provides support and information (English and Spanish) for parents of children with a full range of disabilities and health care needs from birth to age 26. tel:602-242-4366 

Raising Special Kids helps families:

  • Obtain appropriate education and services for their children with disabilities
  • Work to improve education results for all children
  • Resolve problems between families and schools or other agencies
  • Connect families to community resources that address their needs
  • Raising Special Kids Family Referral Form
  • Online on Demand Parent Training
  • Workshop, Events Calendar

 

 

Procedural Safeguards/Parent's Rights

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  • Procedural Safeguards / Aviso de las Salvaguardias Procesales
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Disability Specific Information

  • Visual Impairment
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Special Education Process

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the federal law that defines and regulates special education. The law requires public schools to provide special education services to children ages 3 to 21 who meet certain criteria. (Children younger than 3 can get help through IDEA’s early intervention services.) The following resources are included to provide an overview and general information about the special education process.

  • Preschool Special Education Disability Categories-Eligibility Definitions
  • Preschool Special Education Evaluation Process Flow Chart (accessible version)
  • Evaluating School-Aged Children for Disability
  • Developing Your Child's IEP

Related Services

Related services are defined as transportation and such developmental, corrective, and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education. It might include such things as speech-language pathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation, including therapeutic recreation.

  • Parent Center Hub Information on Related Services
  • Related Services Information from Understood.org

 

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From the Exceptional Student Services Blog

FUNDING INFO: FY2022 IDEA Statement of Assurances and IDEA Grant Updates Thu, Feb 25 2021 Program Management, Updates

Please see the this memo to review changes to the upcoming grant cycle for IDEA Basic and IDEA Preschool (IDEA Consolidated).

INTERNAL PD OPPORTUNITY: March IDEA Conference Sessions Now Available Mon, Feb 22 2021 Training, Updates

Special Education Directors,
Please see below for the IDEA Conference offerings in March

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