March 14, 2025 | Vol 21 Issue # 11

Hi NASET Week in,!


Welcome to NASET's WEEK in REVIEWHere, we provide you with the latest publications from NASET to read and or download, as well as some of the most interesting articles that have happened this week in the field of special education. We hope you enjoy this publication.

Feel free to send us articles for this publication or let us know your thoughts about the WEEK in REVIEW at news@naset.org.


Have a great weekend!

Top Stories of the Week

U.S. Department of Education Cuts Half its Staff


Due Process Hearing Decisions under the IDEA: A Follow-Up Outcomes Analysis with and without New York


How Students with Disabilities Will Suffer if the Department of Education is Closed

 

CT Governor Threatens State Lawmakers with Veto on $40M in Special Education Funding


Maternal Diet Influences ADHD and Autism Risk


These Simple Classroom Exercises Can Improve Student Behavior


Spending on Special Education in Oregon Needs a Revamped Formula, Researchers Find


Survey Suggests People with Disabilities May Feel Disrespected by Health Care Providers


How a Certain Bathroom Habit Could Be Sign of ADHD

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NASET’s Early Intervention Series

 

Improving Transitions from Early Intervention (EI) to School: Strategies to Decrease Caregiver Stress and Increase Collaboration Between Families and School Professionals

 

Kristina Rios, Ph.D.

California State University of Fresno

 

Molly Buren, Ph.D.

National Louis University

 

This article for NASET’s Early Intervention Series was taken from the Winter 2025 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals (JAASEP). Early intervention (EI) plays a crucial role in supporting infants and toddlers with developmental needs and helping families understand how to meet their child’s needs. However, once a child reaches the age of three, these services come to an end and families must transition to school services. Surprisingly, there is a lack of research focusing on how families perceive this transition from EI to school services. To fill this gap in the literature, a qualitative study was conducted, involving semi-structured interviews with 14 parents. This study aimed to explore the transition process and the experiences of parents during this crucial phase. The results indicate that parents generally had positive experiences with EI, particularly with the EI team. However, a noteworthy finding was that parents reported heightened stress levels during the transition from EI to school services. They often relied on EI and school professionals to navigate the system and secure services, with limited involvement in the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. These findings have important implications for both research and practice in the field.

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Trivia Question of the Week

Congratulations to

Cindi Maurice, Karen Frantz-Fry, Patsy Ray, Tracey Christilles, Laurine Kennedy, Lauro Esquilona III, Autumn Matthews, and Bonnie Baldwin

The number of students with disabilities, ages 3-21, could jump by about 1 million students between 2021 and 2025 if the current rate of increase continues, according to federal data and an analysis by The Advocacy Institute. By comparison, it took about 20 years — from 1997 to 2017 — to add 1 million students eligible for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Students with disabilities comprised about 15% of the total K-12 student population in 2022-23 school year. Based on this most current data, which IDEA disability category has shown the largest year-over-year increase, with a nearly 10% increase?


Answer: AUTSIM

This Week's Trivia Question: 


Learning disabilities can be very specific to certain areas of academics. Many famous people have reported (or were thought to have) a specific type of learning disability associated with reading. Cher, Tom Cruise, Robin Williams, Muhammad Ali, Keira Knightley, Steven Spielberg, Henry Winkler, Albert Einstein, Pablo Picasso, Octavia Spencer, Whoopi Goldberg, and even President George Washington were all thought to have (or known to have) what specific type of learning disability associated with reading?


If you know the answer to this week's trivia questions, email it to us at contactus@naset.org by March 18, 2025. If you are correct, you will be acknowledged in next week's NASET's Week in Review

The South Surges Academically in Alternative View of National Exam


California, Texas and D.C. Are Tops in Teacher Diversity, Report Finds


Why California Still Doesn’t Mandate Dyslexia Screening


Senate Advances Bill to Ban Corporal Punishment on Oklahoma Students with Disabilities


How Schools Make Up for the Feds’ Unfulfilled Special Ed. Funding Commitment


How Enrollment of Students with Disabilities Compares in Illinois


Genes and Childhood Trauma Both Play a Role in Adult ADHD Symptoms, Study Finds


Why Teens with ADHD Struggle with Discipline—and What Works

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Food for Thought

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