A. Parent Perspectives and Rights

Required Reading 1:

California Department of Education- Parents' Rights: http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se/qa/pssummary.asp

Required Reading 2:

Reasons for concern: Brochure for families

http://www.dds.ca.gov/earlystart/docs/ReasonsForConcern_English.pdf

Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, and Vietnamese at this link:

http://www.cainclusion.org/camap/reports.html#rfc

Required Reading 3:

Parental rights under IDEA: http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/parental-rights/

Required Reading 4:

Questions often asked by parents about special education: http://www.parentcenterhub.org/repository/lg1/

Optional Resource 1:

Milestones in Action https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-in-action.html

Optional Resource 2:

Washington’s Father’s Network: https://fathersnetwork.org/

Optional Resource 3:

Learn the signs, act early: Information for parents: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/parents/index.html

Optional Resource 4:

Centers for Disease Control recommendations for parents who have concerns:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/concerned.html

Optional Reading 1:

Actively involving families in IEP meetings: https://www2.bc.edu/alec-peck/Dabkowski.pdf

Optional Reading 2:

US Department of Ed - Parent guide to the IEP: https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html?exp=0

also a PDF here: https://www2.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/iepguide.pdf