IDEA Toolkit

From Chapter 1: Pre-Referral Services

• Reading Instruction Checklist
• Checklist for Home-School Communications

From Chapter 2: Response-to-Intervention

• Ten Questions to Ask About RTI

From Chapter 3: Referral/Request for Evaluation

• Types of Records a Parent Should Keep
• Sample Letter Requesting Evaluation
• Organzing Your Concerns Chart (Downloadable PDF)
• Checklist of Signs and Symptoms (Downloadable PDF)

From Chapter 4: Procedural Safeguards

• Procedural Safeguards Notice Special Report (a report on a study published in the journal Exceptional Children; link will open a new window)

From Chapter 5: Evaluation

• Questions to Ask About Evaluation Plans
• Sample Letter Requesting Evaluation Report

From Chapter 6: Eligibility Determination

• Questions to Ask about Your Child's Eligibility Determination

From Chapter 7: Individual Education Programs (IEPs)

• Sample Letter Regarding IEP Team Member Excusal
• IEP Checklist for Parents
• IEP Meeting Planner (PDF)
• IEP Meeting Conversation Stoppers

From Chapter 8: Transition

• Transition Considerations Checklist
• Summary Of Performance Checklist

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