Improving Reading Outcomes for Students with or at Risk for Reading Disabilities: A Synthesis of the Contributions from the Institute of Education Sciences Research Centers

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) NEWSFLASH National Center for Special Education Research IES Releases Synthesis of Research on Improving Reading Outcomes

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) has released a research synthesis report focusing on improving reading outcomes for students with or at risk for reading disabilities. The purpose of the synthesis is to describe what has been learned from research grants focused on improving reading funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) National Center for Special Education Research and National Center for Education Research and published in peer-reviewed outlets through December 2011. This synthesis looks across the projects that IES funded to determine what has been learned and to suggest to the field avenues for further research to support reading education in our country.

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Building Bridges IDEA webcasts

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act webcasts: All sessions displaying this icon will be available live via webcast and recorded for viewing after the conference ends.

Monday - July 29, 2013
8:30-10am - Welcome and Keynote SESSION 100 - Presenters:  Michelle Rovins, Director, Technical Assistance Coordination Center(TACC, DC;  Arne Duncan, Secretary, US Dept. of Education (ED); Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), ED, DC; Melody Musgrove, Director, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP, ED, DC
-Results Driven Accountability(RDA)

1:30-3:00pm - OSEP's Results Driven Accountability:  What's on the Horizon?  SESSION 113 - Presenters:  Melody Musgrove, Director, OSEP, ED, DC; Ruth Ryder, Deputy Director, OSEP, ED, DC; Gregg Corr, Monitoring and State Improvement Planning Division Director, OSEP, ED, DC; Larry Wexler, Research to Practice Division Director, OSEP, ED, DC
OSEP  is redesigning its accountability system...

3:30-5:30pm - Congressional Updates SESSION 114

click below for more webcasts on July 30-31st:

2013 IDEA Leadership Conference


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2013 OSEP Conferences

U. S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

“To me one of the gravest challenges facing education today is our inability to translate ideas… we can’t really seem to get the ideas from the research to the ...

 

2013 IDEA Leadership Conference

Building Bridges: Fostering Innovative Leadership & Learning
July 29, 2013 at 8:30am to July 31, 2013 at 4pm – Hyat Regency on Capitol Hill
The conference is designed for:

• Parent Training and Information Center, Community Parent Resource Center, and Parent Technical Assistance Center staff; 
• Part B State Directors of Special Education and staff; 
• State Part C and Section 619 Coordinators and staff; 
• State Interagency Coordinating Council Chairs, members and staff; and 
• Others are welcome to attend.

Registration will close on Friday, July 5th.

Questions?  Contact Tamara Infante, tinfante@fhi360.org 

Draft Agenda (Updated 6.20.13)
http://leadership-2013.events.tadnet.org/


OSEP Project Directors' Conference
The 2013 OSEP Project Directors' Conference will be held July 15-17, 2013 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC.

Conference Registration
Registration for this conference is for OSEP grantees and invited guests only. Online registration is now closed. For information on registering on-site, please visit the Registration page.  

Agenda      Conference Blog Special Needs
	Frequently Used Acronyms

(in alphabetical order) 

AAIDD - American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

 

ABA - Applied behavioral analysis

 

ABC - Antecedent, Behavior, Consequence

 

ADD - Administration on Developmental Disabilities

 

ASD - Autism spectrum disorders

 

DD Act - Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act

 

ESYP - Extended School Year Program

 

FRCSE - The Federal Resource Center for Special Education

 

HECSE - Higher Education Consortium for Special Education

 

IEP - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 

IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

 

NASDSE - National Association of State Directors of Special Education, Inc.  

 

OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

 

PALS - Peer-Assisted Learning System

 

PEI - Plan Educativo Indiviualizado (Spanish for IEP)

 

PTI - Parent Training and Information Center

 

PLEP or PLP - Present Level of Educational Performance or Present Level of Performance

 

Section 504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

 

SEAC - Special Education Advisory Committee

 

SI - Sensory integration 

[To learn more acronyms, click the link above.]

 

 

 

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OSEP Leadership Conference - TA&D Network

Office of Special Education Programs(OSEP) - U.S. Department of Education
The 2012 OSEP Leadership Conference will support
better outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and
youth with disabilities and their families by providing
opportunities for key leaders and partners to interact with
Department staff and OSEP-funded technical assistance
providers.
Time: July 30, 2012 at 8am to August 1, 2012 at 5pm
Location: Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
City/Town: Washington, DC
Event Type: conference
The 2012 OSEP Leadership Conference (previously
named the OSEP Mega Leadership Conference)

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TA&D/CC/EAC Quarterly Information Update

June 6 (Wednesday) 3:00 p.m. Eastern Second Quarterly Update (next ones will be September 5, and then December 5 is the last for 2012 - they are at same time and the link is withing the same url [see below])

http://tadnet.adobeconnect.com/infoupdate012011/
Each quarter the Technical Assistance Coordination Center (TACC) hosts a web conference to share information among the centers of the TA&D Network placemat (TA&D, CCs, and EACs)

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 2012 OSEP Project Directors' Conference

2012 OSEP Project Directors' Conference . The 2012 OSEP Project Directors' Conference will be held July 23–25, 2012, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in ...

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September 8-9, 2011 Meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities.

September 8-9, 2011 Meeting of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities.


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