The Special Education Process, Step-by-Step Ep 41

We discuss Special Education services in America - How to recognize that your child needs testing for special education and how to go about requesting that testing.

Resources:

Learning Disabilities & Differences: What Parents Need To Know By: Jennifer Zubler, MD, FAAPHealthychildren.org https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/learning-disabilities/Pages/Learning-Disabilities-What-Parents-Need-To-Know.aspx

EPISODE CREDITS: Hosts - Sylvia Bank, MD and Vivian Carlin, MD

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00:00 Introduction to Special Education

02:16 Understanding Eligibility Categories

03:31 Why Focus on Learning Disabilities?

04:26 Storytelling

06:38 How to Initiate Testing

10:12 The Value of Early Intervention

12:07 The Evaluation Timeline

15:48 Trusted Resources