Below are links to information and resources in special education. If you do not find information you're looking for, feel free to contact me and I will see if I can help.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Links:

Confused about Special Education? Check out the Special Education in Plain Language at the following link : https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sped/pdf/spec-ed-plain-lang-english.pdf

Looking for a specific topic? Special Education Topics Reference, click here: https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/a-z

Looking for support in wading through Special Education? Help is available through CESA and the Wisconsin

Statewide Parent Educator Initiative (WSPEI)

Contact a Family Information Support Specialist at 833-879-7734

OR check out the WSPEI website below for more information

• http://wspei.org

Information especially for parents: Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educator Initiative Brochure click here http://wspei.org/pdfs/WSPEI%20DFE%20Liaison%20Brochure%20updated%2010.04.12.pdf

National connections for Special Education:

National Center for Learning Disabilities: https://www.ncld.org/

PACER Center~Champions for Students with Disabilities: http://www.pacer.org/

National Association of Parents with Children in Special Education: http://www.napcse.org/

Autism Speaks: http://www.autismspeaks.org/

Asperger's Syndrome: http://www.aspergersyndrome.org/

Council for Exceptional Children: http://www.cec.sped.org

Wisconsin’s Informational Guidebook on Dyslexia and Related Conditions

The guidebook was created through collaboration between the advisory committee, as outlined in Act 86, and DPI. Per Act 86, the informational guidebook discusses screening, instruction and intervention, and resources that can support improved learning for school-aged individuals with characteristics of dyslexia. The guidebook can be accessed on the DPI website at the link below.

https://dpi.wi.gov/reading/dyslexiaguidebook