This curriculum is intended to help all those involved with children with disabilities to understand and implement IDEA 2004, the nation's special education law. It is organized according to five themes central to IDEA, with multiple training modules for each of them. The themes are (a) Welcome to IDEA: A Broad Look -- 2 modules; (b) IDEA and General Education -- 4 modules; (c) Evaluating Children for Disability -- 3 modules; (d) Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) -- 5 modules; and (d) Procedural Safeguards -- 3 modules. Each module includes a slideshow for trainers to use, a trainer's guide, and handouts for participants. Many modules are available in English and Spanish, and all handouts ...

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The Building the Legacy training curriculum was produced by NICHCY at the request of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. The curriculum is intended to assist in understanding and implementation of the IDEA 2004 and its Part B regulations (published in 2006).

Each individual module includes:
â?¢ a slideshow for trainers to use;
â?¢ a Trainer's Guide explaining how the slides work as well as the content of the slides; and
â?¢ handouts for participants.

Many modules are available in both English and Spanish, and all handouts for participants are available in both languages. This means that, even if ... Read More »