Special Education 411

A Guide to Special Education with (Some) Cool Visuals

Who Are School Psychologists?

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What is Special Education?

Special education supports our students who have been identified with a special education disability and need specially designed instruction (SDI) to access the general education curriculum.

Click the image to the right & scroll through to learn more about special education.

Special EducationWhen children are struggling in school or have identified disabilities, parents often must face trying to navigate the complicated world of special education.

How Do I Know if My Child Needs Special Education?

If your child has received adequate instruction, research-based interventions provided in school have not been as successful as planned OR have been successful and proven necessary, and there are no other factors that can explain a student's challenges in school (e.g., English Language Learner; acute stress at home; etc.), your child may need special education.

How Does a Student Qualify for Special Education?

To be eligible for special education, a student (1) must be identified with an IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) special education disability and (2) have a need for specially designed instruction. With these two prongs, it is possible for a student to have an educational disability (prong 1) but not be in need of special education (prong 2).

Click the link below to learn more about the 13 educational disability categories recognized in Texas.

Disability CategoriesMany parents are surprised to find that the disability category qualifying their child for special education and related services is different from their medical diagnosis. For young children moving from Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) to preschool, the criteria that qualified them for infant services may not be the same as the criteria that makes them eligible for public school services when they […]

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