Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Teacher’s Guideline

Teachers must have a thorough understanding of what the Teachers must have a thorough understanding of what the law says about the criteria students must meet to be eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Teachers of early childhood students are often a family’s first source of information about eligibility criteria and determination, types of services available, service settings, and parental rights. Being prepared to summarize this information and direct families to additional support resources can help ensure students receive the early interventions they need.
For this assignment, use the topic Resources and your own research to create a quick reference guide for a new early childhood teacher. The guide should summarize the key components of IDEA Parts A, B, and C.
The reference guide should include the following:
Eligibility criteria
Steps for determining eligibility
Types of services
Service settings
Parental rights
System of payment/how schools receive funds from IDEA
Link to at least one local agency (within your home state) and one website or organization to which you could refer families for additional resources and support. Include a 1-2 sentence summary of what families should expect to find when accessing this resource.
Support the assignment with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. Teachers of early childhood students are often a family’s first source of information about eligibility criteria and determination, types of services available, service settings, and parental rights. Being prepared to summarize this information and direct families to additional support resources can help ensure students receive the early interventions they need.
For this assignment, use the topic Resources and your own research to create a quick reference guide for a new early childhood teacher. The guide should summarize the key components of IDEA Parts A, B, and C.
The reference guide should include the following:
Eligibility criteria
Steps for determining eligibility
Types of services
Service settings
Parental rights
System of payment/how schools receive funds from IDEA
Link to at least one local agency (within your home state) and one website or organization to which you could refer families for additional resources and support. Include a 1-2 sentence summary of what families should expect to find when accessing this resource.
Support the assignment with a minimum of three scholarly resources.
While APA Style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.