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PACER offers bilingual workshops, individual assistance and translated publications focusing on issues facing families from diverse backgrounds. The following publications have been translated into Spanish.

Workshop/Training Curricula

Families are Important: An Early CHildhood Curriculum - Spanish Version
This training curriculum describes the early intervention process and the family’s role in developing an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP). 51 slides. 2007.
$15 | CD-Rom  | ALL-45s

IDEA 2004 for Families and Advocates (Draft) - Spanish Version
This curriculum covers seven key areas of IDEA 2004: Definitions, Evaluation, Individualized Education Program (IEP), Least Restrictive Environment (LRE), Private School Placement, Procedural Safeguards, and Placement in an Interim Alternative Educational Setting (IAES). 95 slides, 2007.
$15 | CD-Rom  | ALL-35s

Is Your Child a Target of Bullying? Intervention Strategies for Parents of Children with Disabilities
The appealing design and easy-to-understand, common-sense suggestions are sure to inform and encourage families as they address bullying issues. 33 slides. 2003. CD-Rom.
$15 | CD-Rom: English OR Spanish version  | ALL-19s

No Child Left Behind and Students with Disabilities - Spanish Version
This curriculum addresses components of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) such as assessments, school choice, supplemental services, and teacher qualifications in the context of students with disabilities. 97 slides, 2005.
$15 | CD-Rom  | ALL-27s

Positive Behavioral Interventions
This curriculum provides information for parents, teachers and others about ADHD including behavior management, strategies for parents, and instructional strategies for teachers. It can be used in total as a three-hour workshop, or as a series of shorter trainings for community education purposes. The curriculum consists of four units that can be used as short workshops or as the foundation for discussion groups related to each topic area. Each set contains: 59 pages, 2002.
$15 | CD-Rom, includes the Spanish and English versions.  | PBI-2

Positive Behavioral Interventions - Spanish Version
This curriculum introduces families to a new way of thinking about their child’s behaviors and about the need to advocate for behavioral instruction. Professionals find very useful. 37 slides, 2006.
$15 | CD-Rom  | PBI-5s

Understanding ADHD
This curriculum provides information for parents, teachers and others about ADHD including behavior management, strategies for parents, and instructional strategies for teachers. It can be used in total as a three-hour workshop, or as a series of shorter trainings for community education purposes. The curriculum consists of four units that can be used as short workshops or as the foundation for discussion groups related to each topic area. 59 slides, 2002.
$15 | CD-Rom  | ALL-22s

Books

Celebrating Family Strengths: A Handbook for Families
Suggests ways for families to recognize and appreciate their own strengths, stories, and traditions. Reinforcing concepts, it focuses on the need for good communication and recognizing responsibilities. 24 pages. 1993.
$2.50 | 10+ copies, $2 each  | LPA-21

Choices: Opportunities for Life
Suggests how parents can help their young child with disabilities make choices. Illustrated. English. 1999.
square $8 | 10+ copies, $6.50 each  | PHP-a33

Special Education Mediation
Jointly developed by the CADRE Project, a national technical assistance project on alternative dispute resolution and the ALLIANCE Project, this guide is for parents on how to use mediation to resolve education disputes. Mediation is a process in which the parents and educators work with a neutral third party to resolve disagreements and reach mutual solutions. 2005.
square $3 | 10+ copies, $1 each  | ALL-3s

Thoughts About My Child
Families can organize information about a young child with disabilities: daily routine, likes and dislikes, skills, unique characteristics, birth and health history, needs, names of medical or school professionals, health/human services numbers, etc.
square $1.50 | 10+ copies, $1 each  | PHP-a17s

Working with Doctors: A Parent’s Guide to Navigating the Health System
Created to help parents become effective advocates for their children in the health care system. It focuses on communication skills with medical professionals, maintaining records, and other important issues. 2003.
square $8 | 10+ copies, $6 each  | HIAC-h11S

Video

Here to Stay (Llegaron para Quedarse)
Produced by PACER - A video for professionals that shows a glimpse of four Hispanic families’ journeys through the special education process.
$35 | Rental, $10  | VID-27

Bookmarks

Tell Three Friends About PACER
Bookmarks list PACER’s services and contact information. Updated 2001.
FREE (up to 50) | 50+ copies, $.50 each  | PHP-c58s

Book and Audio

This series of five booklets teach and encourage parents of young children (birth to age 5.) All are simply worded and beautifully illustrated with photos of children and families of various ethnic/cultural groups. 2000. (See Translations for Hmong and Spanish.)
$5 | 10+, $4.50 each | 100+, $4 each

Written in the child's voice, engaging booklets with focus on development.

I Am My Child’s First Teacher  |  LPA-35S
English, Hmong, Spanish
Hopeful and supportive, this booklet focuses on the strengths developed and the challenges faced by many parents of a young child with a disability.

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Baby  |  LPA-32S
English, Hmong, Spanish

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Preschooler  |  LPA-34S
English, Hmong, Spanish

Lovable Me! A Guide to Your Toddler  |  LPA-33S
English, Hmong, Spanish
This engaging, encouraging booklet presents ways parents help children learn through everyday activities.

My Child Has a Disability  |  LPA-36S
English, Hmong, Spanish

Audio

FAMILY STRENGTHS Series Audio Tapes
Accompanies Family Strength Series Books. Covers the text from the book series. All five books are on a single tape. 2001.
$3 | 10+ copies, $2 each | 100+ copies, $1 each  | LPA-38S

Handouts squareFree to Download pdf icon | $1.50 per request | 10+ copies, $.50 each

12 Commandments for Parents of Children with Disabilities - Spanish Version PHP-c35s
Accessing County Children's Mental Health Services For Your Child - Spanish Version PHP-c84S
Acronyms and Agencies - Spanish Version ALL-48s
Assistive Technology for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children with Disabilities - Spanish Version ALL-7s
Attending Meetings to Plan Your Child’s IEP - Spanish Version PHP-c27s
Attending Meetings to Plan Your Child's Individualized Education Program (IEP) - Spanish Version ALL-8s
Childhood Skills Checklist - Spanish Version PHP-c76s
Common Views About Bullying - Spanish Version BP-1SP
Communication in the Special Education Process - Spanish Version PHP-c82s
Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child? - Spanish Version - Minnesota Version PHP-c2s
Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child? - Spanish Version - National Version ALL-11s
Facts-on-Hand: Acronyms and Agencies - Spanish Version FAPE-15s
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Positive Behavioral Interventions: What Parents Need to Know - Spanish Version PHP-c79s
How Will I Know If My Child Is Making Progress? - Spanish Version - Minnesota Version PHP-c78s
How Will I know if My Child is Making Progress? - Spanish Version- National Version ALL-13s
IEP and Bullying - Spanish Version BP-4SP
Informed Parent Consent for Pre-School and School-Aged Children with Disabilities - Spanish Version ALL-40s
Learning to Communicate: A Timeline for Typical Development - Spanish Version PHP-c69s
Notifying School Administrators - Spanish Version BP-5SP
Prior Written Notice - Spanish Version ALL-43s
Promising Practices - Fluency: Helping Your CHild Read and Understand - Spanish Version ALL-47s
Record Keeping and Bullying - Spanish Version BP-3SP
Related Services - Spanish Version ALL-52s
Residential Programs for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Things for Parents to Consider - Spanish Version PHP-c85s
School Accommodations and Modifications - Spanish Version - Minnesota Version PHP-c49s
School Accomodations and Modifications - Spanish Version - National Version ALL-15s
School Records and Parents' Rights - Spanish Version PHP-c41s
Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Assist in Communication - Spanish Version - Minnesota Version PHP-c72s
Simple, Inexpensive Devices Can Assist in Communication - Spanish Version - National Version ALL-16s
Special Education Evaluation - Spanish Version ALL-10s
Students' Perceptions of Instruction in Inclusion Classrooms: Implications for Students with Learning Disabilities - Spanish Version ALL-42s
Talk to Your Child About Bullying - Spanish Version BP-2SP
The Challenges of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders - Spanish Version PHP-c86s
Tips for Transition Planning - Spanish Version PHP-c80s
Understanding the Special Education Process - Spanish Version - National Version ALL-17s

Brochures

Effective Advocacy: Guidelines to help parents help their children
A brochure for organizations or individuals who help parents develop the skills they need to advocate effectively for their children with special needs. 2001.
square $1 | 10+ copies, $.50 each  | PHP-a13s

What You Should Know About Rights
A brochure for parents and educators about their rights to special education services when a child has an IEP. 2000.
square $8 | price per 25 copies  | JJ-5s

What You Should Know About Special Education
Parent’s and children’s rights if the child has a disability and is in the juvenile justice system. 2000.
square $8 | price per 25 copies  | JJ-6s

Who We Are
Summarizes PACER’s projects, workshops, and resources. 2005.
FREE | PHP-c37S

Record Keeping Folders

Special Education Record Keeping Folders
Parents can keep important papers related to their child’s education plus helpful tips on working with your child’s school. 2004.
square 1-10, $10 each | 11-100, $8 each | 101-500 copies, $7 each | 501+ copies, $5 each  | PHP-a5s

Visit PACER's other sites: National Parent Center Network (ALLIANCE) | Kids Against Bullying | Project C3 | FAPE Project | Minnesota SEACs

Translated content: Hmoob/Hmong | Español/Spanish | Soomaaliga/Somali

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