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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila" data-source="post: 144123" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>Who diagnosed her reading disability?</p><p></p><p>The sd is responsible for locating and evaluating children with suspected disabilities under IDEA. It is a Federal regulations to which all States must adhere. State Education Agencies are suppose to oversee their school districts to insure IDEA is followed. Some do a great job; more don't -- that's why this forum exists.</p><p></p><p>Your mother needs to refer your sister to the school district's special education department for an evaluation. Many people believe that Special Education is for mentally retarded children only. That is not true. It's for any child that has a disability(ies) and qualifies via the school district's evaluation.</p><p></p><p>It's very, very important to send the letter via Certified Mail. The CM kicks in time lines within which the sd must perform.</p><p></p><p>There's a Getting Started thread in the Sp Ed Archives. It will give you an overview of the evaluation process, IEPs, and parent and child education rights.</p><p></p><p>A good legal website for Special Education is <a href="http://www.wrightslaw.com" target="_blank">www.wrightslaw.com</a> .</p><p></p><p>After you've done a bit of reading, you may have more questions to post. But the first order of business is to get the letter in the mail. The minute the letter arrives at the school district, your sister will gain some rights -- See thread in the Archives entitled something like "Protection for Children Not Yet Eligible for Special Education" and/or "It's that time of the year again."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila, post: 144123, member: 23"] Who diagnosed her reading disability? The sd is responsible for locating and evaluating children with suspected disabilities under IDEA. It is a Federal regulations to which all States must adhere. State Education Agencies are suppose to oversee their school districts to insure IDEA is followed. Some do a great job; more don't -- that's why this forum exists. Your mother needs to refer your sister to the school district's special education department for an evaluation. Many people believe that Special Education is for mentally retarded children only. That is not true. It's for any child that has a disability(ies) and qualifies via the school district's evaluation. It's very, very important to send the letter via Certified Mail. The CM kicks in time lines within which the sd must perform. There's a Getting Started thread in the Sp Ed Archives. It will give you an overview of the evaluation process, IEPs, and parent and child education rights. A good legal website for Special Education is [URL='http://www.wrightslaw.com']www.wrightslaw.com[/URL] . After you've done a bit of reading, you may have more questions to post. But the first order of business is to get the letter in the mail. The minute the letter arrives at the school district, your sister will gain some rights -- See thread in the Archives entitled something like "Protection for Children Not Yet Eligible for Special Education" and/or "It's that time of the year again." [/QUOTE]
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