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Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Navigating College:A Handbook on Self Advocacy:Written for Autistic Students from Autistic Adults
This handbook includes material on the entire college experience and provides a wealth of resources and information for individuals with autism who are planning on attending college.
Center for Public Education (CPE)
Starting Out Right: Pre-K and Kindergarten
This report looks at the effect of various combinations of pre-k and kindergarten on third grade reading skills, which is a key predictor of future academic success. Findings show that children who attend pre-k and half-day kindergarten are more likely to have higher reading skills by the third grade than those who attend full-day kindergarten alone. The impact on third grade reading skills was greatest for Hispanic children, black children, English Language Learners and children from low-income families.
Evergreen Education Group
Keeping Pace with Online Learning - 2010 Annual Report
The 2010 report's state policy profiles describe recent changes to state laws and policies on virtual learning. The report provides enrollment figures by state, issues and trends across the country. It also includes detailed information on state virtual schools, full-time online schools and online programs in individual school districts.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Supplemental Security Income: Preliminary Observations on Children with Mental Impairments. Testimony by Daniel Bertoni, before the House Committee on Ways and Means: Human Resources Subcommittee. GAO-12-196T, October 27, 2011
Highlights
This testimony includes data on the numbers of children applying for and receiving SSI benefits due to a mental impairment. The numbers have increased over the past decade and now comprise a growing majority of all child beneficiaries. While more than half of child applicants are denied each year, children with mental impairments, such as autism, represent a growing share of those medically allowed for benefits-increasing from 60 to 67 percent between FY 2000 and 2010. In addition, factors such as to the rising number of children living in poverty and increased diagnoses of certain mental impairments may have contributed to the growth. GAO plans to issue a final report in April 2012 on this issue.
Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
This report synthesizes research and existing Administration for Children and Families (ACF) resources for serving at-risk youth. It describes what is known from research about at-risk youth. It then describes how at-risk youth are currently being served by ACF programs and by programs outside of ACF that have been shown to put youth on a path toward self-sufficiency. It goes on to discuss how programs can be better designed to meet the needs of at-risk youth in the future.
National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) A Parent's Guide to Response to Intervention (RTI) The Parent's Guide is a handbook for parents whose children are struggling in school. It is designed to be a parent's guide to the RTI process. It includes a glossary of important terms, sample intervention plans, a checklist of suggested questions to ask and a sample written intervention plan worksheet. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (NCWD/YOUTH) Using Career Interest Inventories to Inform Career Planning This practice brief describes the strategies and resources used by several successful youth programs to conduct career interest inventories with youth. Career interest inventories are a commonly used tool for self-exploration for young people. National Governors Association (NGA) Preparing Principals to Evaluate Teachers This policy brief talks about how principals need appropriate training in order to evaluate teacher effectiveness. The document makes recommendations for using policy changes to leverage changes in practice. Think College Introducing Think College LIVE! Think College LIVE is an online learning resource for people working to support the inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities in postsecondary education. The resource includes instructional modules with videos, publications, learning activities, podcasts and webinar archives and resources. University of Texas at Austin A Resource for Student Evaluation Personnel in Schools Implementing RTI This resource reviews key RTI concepts and federal legislation, identifies roles of student evaluation personnel at the building level, discusses the use of RTI information in student evaluations and provides tools that may be used in the RTI process. The report is directed to specialized instructional support personnel who collect, analyze, and report information to committees making instructional decisions, including student eligibility for special education services. | 
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