{"id":8811,"date":"2012-11-08T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=8811"},"modified":"2020-04-23T11:37:26","modified_gmt":"2020-04-23T15:37:26","slug":"aim-to-achieve-for-struggling-readers-free-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/aim-to-achieve-for-struggling-readers-free-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"AIM to Achieve for Struggling Readers &#8211; FREE Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"AIM%20to%20Achieve%20for%20Struggling%20Readers%20-%20FREE%20Webinar\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/img\/teacher.&amp;.boy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>Is your child struggling to succeed in grade level academic classes (general education classes)?<\/p>\n<p>Are you an advocate or professional who works with a child struggling in general education?<\/p>\n<p>Requirements in IDEA 2004 about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ideapartnership.org\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=849&amp;oseppage=1\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">access to instructional materials and accessibility standards<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>34 CFR 300.172(b)\u00a0 and 20 U.S.C. 1412(a)(23)(B)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In order to meet its responsibility\u2026 to ensure that children with disabilities who need instructional materials in accessible formats are provided those materials in a timely manner, the SEA (State Education Agency) must ensure that all public agencies take all reasonable steps to provide instructional materials in accessible formats to children with disabilities who need those instructional materials <strong>at the same time<\/strong> as other children receive instructional materials.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Could your child benefit from Assistive Technology (AT) or Accessible Instruction Materials (AIM)?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not sure?<\/p>\n<p>If you are uncertain whether AT and AIM is needed, ask yourself the following questions.<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does your child have the following IEP or 504 accommodations?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8211;\u00a0 Tests and assignments read aloud by teacher, paraprofessional or parent<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 Student dictates essays and assignments to a scribe (teacher, para or parent)<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0 Extended time on tests and assignments<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is your child succeeding in his\/her general education classes (for example, science or social studies)?<\/li>\n<li>Did your child score at a Proficient level in reading and writing on State Academic Achievement Tests?<\/li>\n<li>Has your child&#8217;s IEP or Section 504 team discussed the use of assistive technology to access grade level instructional materials?<\/li>\n<li>Does your child use text-to-speech, word prediction or speech recognition software to independently access, understand and complete assignments from grade level textbooks?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want to learn more about <strong>AT and AIM: Strategies for Student Success<\/strong>, take advantage of FREE ACCESS to The Advocacy Institute Webinar, <a href=\" http:\/\/www.advocacyinstitute.org\/academy\/sample\/index.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Assistive Technology (AT) and Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM): Strategies for Student Success<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\" http:\/\/www.advocacyinstitute.org\/academy\/sample\/index.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> http:\/\/www.advocacyinstitute.org\/academy\/sample\/index.shtml\u00a0<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Webinar was presented in January 2012 by Pam Cook and Joanne Karger, Esq. of the Center for Law and Education.\u00a0The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.advocacyinstitute.org\/academy\/sample\/index.shtml\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">archived Webinar (1 and 1\/2 hours)<\/span><\/a> can be accessed at no charge for one month (November).<\/p>\n<p>For more information on how you can work with educators to obtain accessible instructional materials for children who read below grade level go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AIMtoAchieve.info\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Aim to Achieve<\/span><\/a> at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AIMtoAchieve.info\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.AIMtoAchieve.info\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>More information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/atech.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Assistive Technology<\/span><\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/atech.index.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/atech.index.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your child struggling to succeed in grade level academic classes (general education classes)? 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