parent support

How can parents help their special ed children?

Parental involvement is critical to the identification and instruction of your students/children (Southern New Hampshire University).  This is particularly true in inclusion classes (general and special education students in the same class).

Traveling on the Wayback Machine…

Nothing prepares you for your first day as a Special Educator…Nothing! Why? Everyone’s favorite special education mom shows up before school even starts. Worst of all, she’s looking for you, RUN! I discovered 3 types of special ed moms: Tiny, Smiling Mom…Scary Mom…No-nonsense Grandma. Looks can be deceiving though. She wore the “Tiny, Smiling Mom” suit, but she was really the Scary Mom. Somebody save me. What could possibly be her beef? School hadn’t even started yet. Then I noticed papers in her hand. “I brought my son’s IEP and I wanted to go over it with you.” Smile turns into a growl….Where’s Guidance when you need them?

Over the course of several months, I came to respect her. She would fight any fight to make sure that her son received the Free and Appropriate Education (FAPE) that he was due under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Being the rebel that I am, I armed her with the fact that parents like her used Brown v. Board of Education, the civil rights case used to integrate classrooms with Blacks, for students with disabilities. She smiled, heading off to the principal’s office.

More than 27% of students with learning disabilities drop out of high school, compared to 11% of the general student population (24th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of IDEA). Parents should know resources that define what 21st Century education looks like to better advocate for their children.

Knowledge is our most powerful weapon…

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