| Like anything else in life, there's a
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| | still have valuable information about him
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| method to the special education process.
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| | and the ways he learns best.
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| It was put in place to help people who
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| | If you disagree with the results either
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| deal with learning disabilities get the
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| | way, you have the right to have him
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| best services possible. In order to help
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| | tested by someone outside the school
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| you understand this method, here's a
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| | district. The district must pay for the
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| simplified version of the Special
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| | evaluation or show at a special hearing
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| Education process.
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| | why it refused.
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| 1)Request for evaluation
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| | 3) Placement
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| Someone sees that the child is having
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| | If you and the school district agree that
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| difficulty in school and asks that
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| | a learning disability was found, then you
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| testing be done to find out what's
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| | and the team will decide the best program
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| causing the problem. This request can
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| | for your child. The team will make up an
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| come from parents or educators. If the
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| | Individualized Education Program (IEP)
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| parents make the request, the district
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| | that will include goals and ways to
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| must agree to give a full and individual
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| | measure those goals during the year. It
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| evaluation. If the request is made from
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| | will also list the services your child
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| someone else, such as a teacher, a team
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| | will get and any special aids or helps
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| of educators and an administrator will
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| | your child can get, such as special
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| meet to review the reasons and decide
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| | transportation or speech therapy if he
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| whether to pursue testing. No matter who
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| | needs it.
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| makes the request, you as the parent,
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| | Your child is entitled to receive his
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| must give written permission for this
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| | services in the "Least Restrictive
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| testing to be done. At this point, you
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| | Environment. "That means that he will
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| will be informed of your rights and those
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| | receive the services that are best for
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| of your child.
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| | him in the place that's best. For
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| If the district decides not to test, then
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| | example, he won't be placed in the
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| it must let you know that and inform you
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| | resource room for help with math if he
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| of your rights. You can continue to
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| | needs help only with reading. He won't be
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| pursue the option through a due process
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| | asked to stay in the mainstream for
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| hearing if you wish.
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| | spelling if he has a learning disability
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| 2)Results of the testing
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| | in that area. In other words, he will
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| You have the right to be notified of the
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| | only receive help in things he needs help
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| results of the testing before the
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| | in.
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| meeting. If you don't understand what is
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| | It's important to be active in this
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| being said in the report, you have the
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| | process for your child. If you know the
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| right to have someone explain the results
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| | process, you can make sure that it's
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| to you.
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| | followed correctly and that your child's
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| When the testing is done, you will meet
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| | rights are recognized. This doesn't mean
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| with the team of professionals to be told
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| | that you always have to be on the attack,
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| of the results. If your child is found to
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| | but it does mean that you need to keep a
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| have a learning disability, and you agree
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| | watchful eye. Again, it all comes back to
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| that he should receive special education
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| | acting on behalf of your child, since he
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| services, then you must give written
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| | can't do that for himself. And, in the
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| permission for this to happen.
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| | long run, he will be more successful
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| If he is not found to have a learning
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| | because of you.
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| disability, you and his teachers will
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