Education Articles
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is President Bush's education reform law passed overwhelmingly by Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Here are some key facts and terms that you should know about how this historic law helps your child:
http://www.ed.gov/nclb/overview/intro/parents.html
This Internet site is the official US Department of Education information site for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) education law passed in 2002.
The Office of Mental Health has developed a new crisis response service – CART (Child-Adolescent Response Team). The mission of the program is to provide crisis counseling and intervention to children, youth, and their immediate family. CART assists the family in the stabilization of the their crisis and provides the family with advocacy, referral, and support.http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=149 The Office of Disability Affairs is defined by R.S. 46:2582, which created an office whose duties are designed to adequately address and resolve disability issues. We are strongly committed to this objective and are truly honored to serve the people of Louisiana. http://www.gov.state.la.us/disabilityaffairs/default.asp
Families Helping Families Lending Library
I want to remind our families our office has a lending library that contains a wealth of knowledge on many different subjects. We want to encourage you to use the information to empower yourself and your family members.
Here is a list of the newest books that we have added to our library: Learning To Listen, Life Beyond The Classroom, Inclusion Middle School, Forgotten Generation, You're Going To Love This Kid, Inclusion Urban Schools, Challenging Behaviors Early Childhood, Successful Parenting Baby With Special Needs, Successful Educating Preschool, Steps To Independence, and Understanding Families.
Please contact our office to be sure that someone will be available to assist you with getting the information that you need. 1-318-221-0315 or 1-888-989-0315.
We will be listing different books each month that are included in our library index. If you are looking for a particular book, please do not hesitate to contact our office to see if we have the book that you are looking for.
Watch each month for additional titles.
A Button In Her Ear
A Cane In Her Hand
A Family Handbook On Future Planning
A Family-Centered Approach To People With Mental Retardation
A Guide To Successful Employment For Individuals With Autism
A Handful Of Hope
A House For All Children
A Leader's Guide To The Struggle To Be Strong
A Parent's Guide To Down Syndrome
A Positive Approach To Autism
A Work In Progress
A Young Parent's Guide To Spinal Bifida
Academic Success Strategies
Accommodations In Higher Education Under Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Achievement In Connecticut
Active Parenting Today
Ada Guide
Adolescents With Down Syndrome
Advocating ForYour Child with ADD/ADHD
All Kinds Of Friends, Even Green
An Activity-Based Approach To Early Intervention
An Educational Challenge: Meeting The Needs Of Students With Brain Injury
Andy And His Yellow Frisbee
Antecedent Control
Anxiety Disorders
Are You Using It Right
Area Agencies And Organizations-Directory-Fall 1993 Edition
Assistive Technology
At The End Of The Day
Augmentative And Alternative Communication
Autism
Autism Through The LifeSpan
Babies With Down Syndrome
Baby Face
Behavioral Support
Bipolar Disorder
Brian's Bird
Building Blocks Teaching Preschoolers With Special Needs
Building Communicative Competence With Individuals who use Augmentative Devices
Building Cultural Reciprocity With Families
Caring For Children With Cerebral Palsy
Charlsie's chuckle
Children And Youth
Children With Acquired Brain Injury
Children With Cerebral Palsy
Children With Facial Differences
Children with Spinal Bifida
Children with Tramtic Brain Injury
Children's Special Health Services
Choices in Deafness
Choosing Options and Accommodations For Children
Collaborative Teaming
college Students With Disabilities and Assistive Technology
Communication-Based Intervention for Problem Behavior
Complete Guide To SpecialEducation Transition Services
Culture In Special Education
Deciphering The System
Delicate Threads
Depression
Designing And Using Assistive Technology
Developing Cross-Culture Competence
Dictionary Of Developmental Disabilities Terminology
Differences In Natural
Eddie Enough
Educating Students Who Have Visual Impairments With Other
Disabilities
Education Is For All Children
Educators' Manual
Everybody's Different
Exploring High And Improving Reading
Find Simba
Finding the Right Job
Fragile Success
Free Appropriate Public Education
From Emotions To Advocacy
Good-bye Diapers
Grief Dances A Journey Into The Depths Of The Soul
Guide To The 1996 Legislature
Healthcare
Helping Adolescents With ADHD & Learning Disabilities
Helping Me Talk
How Many Days Until Tomorrow?
How To Deal With Community Criticism Of School Change
How To Get Services By Being Assertive
How To Handle A Hard-To-Handle Kid
How To Reach And Teach ADD/ADHD Children
How To Talk With Teens About Love, Relationships And Sex
Hydrocephalus
I Wish I Could Fly Like A Bird
I'm The Big Sister Now
Ian's Walk: A Story About Autism
Ideas At Work
Imagine Me On A Sit Ski!
Improving The Communication Of People With Down Syndrome
Including Students With Server And Multiple Disabilities In The Typical Classroom
Inclusion: 450 Strategies For Success
Inclusion: A Guide For Education
Inclusion: An Essential For The Paraprofessional
Inclusion high School
It Isn't Fair!
Joey And Sam
Kathy's hats
Ket Adult Education
Kids With Celiac Disease
Laying Community Foundations
