PEATC - Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center

Special Edition — Part 1 – Spring 2005
- Alignment with No Child Left Behind
- Highlights from IDEA 2004
- Evaluation, Eligibility and IEP
- New Definitions and Key Changes
Special Edition — Part 2 – December 2005
- Purposes of IDEA 2004
- How to Make IEPs Work
- Secondary Transition
Special Edition — Part 3 – September 2006
- Where's the Research
- Tool Kit for Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities
- Selected Techincal Assistance and Dissemination Centers
Special Edition — Part 4 – December 2006
- Did You Know?
- IEP Checklist (English)
- IEP Checklist (Spanish)
- Prior Written Notice (Spanish)
- Accessible Instructional Materials
Special Edition — Part 5 – June 2007
- What is Response to Intervention?
- Creating Return on Investment in Special Education - Using the RtI Model
- Response to Intervention and Behavior
- Reading Difficulties and Behavioral Issues

Bouncing Back from Life's Hard Knocks - How to keep from feeling overwhelmed when things don't go right.
Coping - Ideas about how to cope with traumatic events.
Fixations #1 - A mother talks about her life with her child.
Fixations #2 - An individual with a disability talks about his life.
Fixations #3 - A mother talks about her life with her child (different from Fixations#1).
The "Guilts" Part 1 - How the author deals with feelings of guilt that she has regarding her son.
The "Guilts" Part 2 - About the author's desire to make each day perfect for her son and how it does not work that way.
The "Guilts" Part 3 - How the author's children react to having a brother with a disability.
Living in America - Some of the laws that make a difference in the author's life.
Educating My Peter Too

	Put It in Writing — Put It in Writing.pdf Strengthen communicating with your child's school by writing your thoughts and interactions. Aug 25, 2010
	Reading Fact Sheet — Reading PEATC fact sheet - IDEA 2004.pdf Learn how IDEA 2004 can impact your child's reading skills. Jan 27, 2010
	School Report Card FAQs — QA School Report Card Fact sheet.pdf This fact sheet is to help parents and others understand School Report Cards and Accountability as it pertains to NCLB. Jan 27, 2010
	Prior Written Notice — PRIOR WRITTEN NOTICE (Eng ONLY).pdf Parental Safeguard when the school is denying their child services Jan 27, 2010
	Inclusion PEATC Fact Sheet — Inclusion PEATC fact sheet - IDEA 2004.pdf Learn about inclusion and IDEA 2004 Jan 27, 2010
	PIRC Fact Sheet — PIRC Fact Sheet.pdf Learn about Virginia's State Parent Information Resource Center Jan 27, 2010
	PEATC Family Involvement — PEATC_Family_Involvement_Literature1.pdf Learn about how your family's involvement affects your child's learning experience and success Jan 27, 2010
	Important Words to Know — important words to know fact sheet PIRC.pdf These are the terms you need to know when discussing your child's education and progress Jan 27, 2010
	Bilingual Prior Written Notice — BilingualPriorWrittenNotice.pdf Lea Ud. sobre Notificación Previa por Escrito aquí Jan 27, 2010
	Acronyms Fact Sheet 1 — Acronyms fact sheet1.pdf A list of acronyms to help you understand special education lingo Jan 27, 2010
	5 Must Ask Parent Teacher Conference — 5 must ask Parent Teacher Conference final.pdf 5 questions you should ask at your next parent-teacher conference Jan 27, 2010
	Student Profile Template — Student profile template.pdf Template for writing a student profile to prepare for an IEP meeting. Dec 4, 2009
	Sample Student Profile — sample student profile.pdf An example of what the template will look like when the information is filled in. Dec 4, 2009
	The TOP 10 Ideas Families, Professionals and Self Advocates Need to Know about Transition — Top10_english.pdf The TOP 10 Ideas Families, Professionals and Self Advocates Need to Know about Transition Jul 30, 2009
	Reading What Experts Say — reading what experts say.pdf Information on how to help your child with reading Jul 14, 2009
	Behavior Fact Sheet — PEATC fact sheet behavior - IDEA 2004.pdf Information on Discipline and Positive Behavioral Supports Jul 14, 2009
	IEP Checklist — IEP Checklist.pdf A checklist for parents and teachers to consider when they develop the IEP Jul 14, 2009
	VA SOLs and Graduation — PEATC Fact sheet SOLs and Graduation IDEA 2004.pdf Information on Virginia requirements regarding SOLs and graduation Jul 14, 2009
	Prior Written Notice — PEATC fact sheet PWN.pdf Parental Safeguard when the school is denying their child services Jul 14, 2009
	Virginia Special Education Regulations — varegs.pdf Virginia Special Education Regulations implementing IDEA 2004 Jul 8, 2009