Family Information

Supporting a child with a disability through the education process takes a team approach. As a parent, you are an essential partner in your child’s education. You have many partners, including your Local Education Agency (LEA), providing support, resources, trainings, and videos to assist you in learning about specific disabilities and educational initiatives.

Important News for Families

New BSE/PaTTAN Webpage Specifically for Families of Students with Complex Needs

Special Ed Connection article 8 Tips to prevent communication challenges while wearing a mask in school. Click on image to go to PDF.

Popular PaTTAN Publications for Families
To access publications specific to families of children with disabilities, click on "Resources" in the green box at the bottom of this page.
Click here to access all PaTTAN publications.

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Principles of Early Intervention in Pennsylvania This fact sheet was developed for Early Intervention professionals to highlight the principles for providing Early Intervention supports and services (birth to age five) in Pennsylvania.

Early Intervention Supports and Services: Facts for Families This fact sheet was developed for families involved in Early Intervention supports and services, and provides an overview on how Early Intervention supports and services are provided for infant, toddlers and preschool age children and their families in Pennsylvania.

Families to the MAX Tip Sheet: Presuming Competence This tip sheet lists ways to reflect "presuming competence" in the Individualized Education Program.

What is the Families to the MAX Pennsylvania Statewide Network? This publication provides information about the Families to the MAX Network. This publication is also available in Spanish.

Special Education Resources for Families Do you have questions about . . .

The special education process or your rights?
Your child’s Evaluation Report (ER), Individualized Education Plan (IEP), or other documents?
Working with your child’s school or IEP team?
Ways that youth with disabilities can participate in their own educational and transition planning?

. . . If so, these free resource organizations can help with answers! These organizations can also assist families whose primary language is not English.

This publication is written in English on one side, and in Spanish on the reverse side.