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Guides & Resources
Advocates for Children of New York (AFC) offers free guides and resources to keep you informed of the most up-to-date education issues that affect your child. Click on the links below to get brochures, fact sheets, tip sheets, and more in your area of interest. Click here to view resources sorted by type.
General Education
- Advocacy Skills: A Guide to Help You Advocate for Your Child's Educational Rights
- Guide to Basic Student Rights
- Guide to Education Records
- Promotion Policy in NYC Public Schools
- Students, Know Your Rights
- See entire list
Students with Disabilities
- Alphabet Soup
- Guide to Assistive Technology (also available in Spanish)
- Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders and Education (also available in Spanish)
- Guide to Special Education (also available in Spanish)
- Guide to Transition Services: Helping Students with Disabilities Move from School to Adulthood
- See entire list
Immigrant Students and English Language Learners
- Bilingual Education, ESL, and Language Access (this fact sheet is bilingual)
- Know Your Rights: A Guide to the Legal Rights of Immigrant Students & Parents in the New York City Public Schools (also available in Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian-Creole, Russian, and Urdu)
- Program Options for English Language Learners: A Guide for New York City Parents (also available in Spanish)
- See entire list
Students Facing Disciplinary Issues
- Guide to the Rights of Children with Behavioral Needs
- Guide to School Suspensions
- NYC School Discipline Policy in a Nutshell (also available in Spanish)
- See entire list
Early Childhood
- Early Intervention: A Program for Infants & Toddlers with Special Needs (also available in Spanish)
- Guide to Early Intervention
- Guide to Preschool Special Education Services
- Kindergarten Admissions: A Guide for Families of Children Born in 2008
- Kindergarten Placement for Students with IEPs (also available in Spanish)
- Turning 5: A Guide to the Transition from Preschool Special Education to Kindergarten (also available in Spanish)
- See entire list
Students Involved in the Child Welfare System
- Education Concepts for Child Welfare Practitioners
- The Importance of School Stability for Youth in Foster Care
- Tips for Working with Children of Incarcerated Parents
- See entire list
Court-Involved Youth
Charter Schools
- Guide to Charter School Discipline
- Questions and Answers about Charter Schools
- Rights of Students with Disabilities in Charter Schools
Students in Temporary Housing
- View the NYS-TEACHS guide to the educational rights of students in temporary housing, available in English and Spanish. Many additional resources are available at http://www.nysteachs.org/materials/.
