New to Special Education
Navigate Life Texas provides tips on organizing school records to help parents advocate for children with disabilities and track educational progress.
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New to Special Education
Provides early learning, health, and family services to support low-income children and their families.
Transition, New to Special Education
Tips for families of children with disabilities to ease school transitions, from early childhood through high school.
Transition
Offers guidance on when and how to transition to adult healthcare, with key questions and steps for a smooth handoff from pediatric providers.
New to Special Education
In this video, Laura Buckner shares how connecting with other families of students with disabilities can offer support and shared strength.
Transition
Guide on Social Security disability benefits, eligibility, and how to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Transition
8 self-advocacy strategies, tips, and real-life examples for individuals with disabilities and their families.
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.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Overview of Texas student assessments including STAAR, TELPAS, and alternatives, with resources for educators, families, and administrators.
Transition
An overview of Supported Decision-Making Agreements, which let people with disabilities make their own choices with support from others.
New to Special Education
Learn about CADRE’s free Your Journey to Self-Determination series and guide—tools to help adults support youth in building advocacy skills.
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.
New to Special Education
The CDC Autism page provides info on signs, diagnosis, early intervention, and support for children with autism and their families.
Behavior/Discipline
Learning how shifting perspectives on challenging behavior can support positive behavior change.
New to Special Education
A visual reference guide of common special education acronyms with their full meanings to support understanding and communication.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP, ARD Committee Meetings
Helps avoid common IEP errors and meet legal standards by outlining key procedural, substantive, and implementation requirements.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
Learn about updated STAAR Alternate 2 participation requirements in this informative TEA-hosted webinar.
Transition
Guides practitioners in supporting families during the transition from early intervention to preschool special education services.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
This page provides STAAR math resources for grades 3–8 and Algebra I, including curriculum guides, blueprints, and performance descriptors.
Behavior/Discipline
Find resources that support your child’s behavior at home with practical tips and guidance.
Transition
This video discusses why instruction on safety is important, especially for adolescents with autism.
Behavior/Discipline
CADRE webinar examines how genetics and environment shape conflict responses, guiding parents to model effective behaviors for children.
Develop the IEP, Implement the IEP
A list of tech tools organized by reading skill areas to help support students who face challenges in phonics, fluency, comprehension, and more.