Special Education
Cleveland ISD Specialized Support through Special Education
No two children are the same. Each child learns at his own rate and children learn in many different ways. Some children have difficulty learning and struggle to “keep up” with other children their age. If you or your child's doctor or teacher has any concerns about your child's learning ability, special education services may be the answer. Special education services help children with disabilities, through additional support to be successful students.
Resources on Special Education
General Support Resources
- 7 Communication Tips for Building Strong Partnerships
- 10 Ways to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Child at School
- At-Home Learning Resources
- Child Find, Evaluation, and ARD Supports Network (texas.gov)
- How Parents Can Be Advocates for Their Children
- Parent Advocacy Tips
- Parents Can Be Advocates
- Parent Support Organizations
- Parent’s Guide to the ARD Process – available in multiple languages
- Procedural Safeguards – available in multiple languages
- Special Education Information Center
- Transition
Inclusion
- National Institute for Urban School Improvement
- Renaissance Group
- Western Regional Research Center
Other Helpful Resources
- Advocacy Inc.
- American Diabetes Association
- Americans w/ Disabilities Act
- Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol
- Booklet: A New Guide for Paraeducators, Teachers and Principals
- Council for Exceptional Children
- Crisis Intervention Center of Houston, Inc.
- Family to Family Network
- Information from The President’s Commission on Excellent in Special Education
- Office of Special Education Programs
- Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Tourette Syndrome Association
- U.S. Department of Education
Texas Education Agency
Transition
Disability Support Resources
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Attention Deficit Disorders
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
- C.H.A.D.D. Children & Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Auditory Impairments
- Center for Hearing and Speech
- Hear-Say for Hearing Impaired
- Lighthouse of Houston
- Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Service
- Texas Association of Parents and Educators of the Deaf
- Texas Hands and Voices
- Texas Educational Resource Center on Deafness
- Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- National Association of the Deaf
Autism & PDD Resources
Intellectual Disabilities
- The ARC of Greater Houston
- Center for the Retarded, Inc.
- Down’s Syndrome Association of Houston
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
Learning Disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Association
- Learning Disabilities Association of Texas
- National Center for Learning Disabilities
Other Health Impairments
Orthopedically Impairments
- Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
- Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, Houston Hospital
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Houston
Visual Impairments
SPEDTex
Important Updates:
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