Identification - Assessment - Evaluation and Classification
If your child has a hard time with their academic learning, or if you are concerned that they may have a disability that it is important to know what the classifications of disabilities for eligibility and special education programs are. The government has an act called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act which may provide the availability of a special education teaching program for your child, if they are covered in one of the thirteen different classifications of disabilities which are eligible for special education teaching. The first step to knowing if your child qualifies for special education is to know what the different eligible classifications are.
Resources: Additional Information
Evaluation a Child http://www.nls.org/specedat.htm
10 Steps of My Child's Needs http://ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html
10 Steps of My Child's Needs http://ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html