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Download full textWu, Yi-Chen; Thurlow, Martha; Liu, Kristin – National Center on Educational Outcomes, 2021
The purpose of this Brief is to highlight available federal data about the characteristics of English learners with disabilities, including how the population has changed over time. Understanding the characteristics of English learners with disabilities is critical to ensuring that their needs are met appropriately during the assessment process.…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
Ohio Department of Education, 2023
To better support districts and preschool program providers, the Ohio Department of Education's Office of Early Learning and School Readiness is providing answers to the following frequently asked questions pertaining to Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-11. This document is divided into sections aligning with each section of the rule. This…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Eligibility, Special Education
Direct linkOhio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2022
This booklet has been developed in hopes that it may aid in keeping communication open and focused between families and schools. Building communication between parents and the school staff through letters offers a way of keeping records of ideas, concerns, and suggestions. This booklet provides general guidelines to writing letters as well as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Communication Skills, Skill Development, Parent School Relationship
Peer reviewedObiakor, Festus E.; Afolayan, Michael O.; Harris-Obiakor, Pauline; Afolayan, Precious O. – Advances in Special Education, 2015
Individuals with special needs encounter multidimensional experiences in identification, assessment, labeling/categorization, placement, and instruction/intervention. These experiences call for multidimensional strategies that require different educational practitioners and professionals. These individuals must bring with them different ideas on…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Disability Identification
Ohio Department of Education, 2021
To better support districts and preschool program providers, the Ohio Department of Education's Office of Early Learning and School Readiness is providing answers to the following frequently asked questions pertaining to Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-11. This document is divided into sections aligning with each section of the rule. This…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Eligibility, Special Education
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, 2019
This booklet has been developed in hopes that it may aid in keeping communication open and focused between families and schools. Building communication between parents and the school staff through letters offers a way of keeping records of ideas, concerns, and suggestions. This booklet provides general guidelines to writing letters as well as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Communication Skills, Skill Development, Parent School Relationship
Houston Independent School District, 2018
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2016
The number of students identified under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) with an emotional disturbance (ED) has remained remarkably stable over the last 30 years. During this time, approximately 1% of the school-aged population has been identified as disabled under the criteria set forth in IDEA (Kim, Forness, & Walker,…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Emotional Disturbances, Students with Disabilities, Individualized Education Programs
Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2016
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2015
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2014
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Houston Independent School District, 2013
The Office of Special Education Services (OSES) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) supports students with disabilities in gaining college, career readiness, and independent living skills through active engagement in grade-level curriculum. The purpose of special education is to minimize the impact of the students' disability, while…
Descriptors: Special Education, School Districts, Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities
Obiakor, Festus E.; Harris, Mateba K.; Offor, MaxMary T.; Beachum, Floyd D. – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2010
Problems facing African American students with special needs are numerous and complex. Although processes and procedures are in place to properly serve these students, far too many become ensnared in webs of bureaucracy and benign neglect. This article examines African American students? experiences with special education in Milwaukee Public…
Descriptors: African American Students, Special Education, Disproportionate Representation, Student Experience
Valus, Ann – Learning Disabilities Research, 1986
Teachers of the learning disabled (N=150) reported that major identification criteria in recent learning disability (LD) placements were intraindividual variability, achievement-potential discrepancy, below grade level academic achievement, and exclusion of other handicapping conditions. Teachers serving only LD students reported more emphasis on…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Disability Identification, Learning Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
