The Capital District Family and Community Engagement Center is offering three webinars in the month of December as a resource for community members to better understand special education!
Specially Designed Instruction: A Guide for Families and Caregivers
Dec. 3, 2024 from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Zoom.
Specially Designed instruction: A Guide for Families and Caregivers provides families the chance to familiarize themselves with what specially designed instruction is and the federal and state regulations around SDI. This learning opportunity provides participants the opportunity to explore what SDI might look like in the classroom and in the home.
‘What is an IEP?’ for Families of School-Age Students
Dec. 4, 2024 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. on Zoom.
The purpose of “What is an IEP? For Families of School-Age Students” is to gain a foundational understanding of the entire IEP process, including but not limited to, the Committee on Special Education (CSE), the roles and responsibilities of all parties, the various components of the IEP, and the transition planning process
Building Reading Skills at Home: How to Support Your Child’s Vocabulary
Dec. 17, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. on Zoom
Building Reading Skills at Home: How to Support Your Child’s Vocabulary This session is for parents who are interested in learning strategies that any family can use to support early reading skills at home. Turn the everyday activities you already do with your young children into extra supports for their reading and vocabulary development. The more they hear it, the more they learn! This session is for family members of children ages 3 through 8.