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The Role of Parents in Dropout Prevention
Introduction Students who drop out of school face a difficult future. They are more likely to be unemployed, incarcerated, and/or impoverished. For students with disabilities,...
Age of Majority: Preparing Your Child for Making Good Choices
Introduction Parents want their children to have the skills they need to succeed as adults. While this is important for every young person, youth with...
Parent to Parent Support
What's Parent to Parent?Parent to Parent is a program that provides information and one-to-one emotional support to parents of children who have special needs. The...
Parent Training Information Centers
Introduction Experience has shown us that the more informed parents are, the less anxious they will be about their child’s special education. However, many times...
Early Intervention Services: Basic Information for Parents
Basic Information for ParentsThe birth of a child is an exciting, life-changing event. A beautiful new baby comes to your house, family, and neighborhood. It...
Transition Resources for Parents
So you have a son, daughter, or family member edging into or toward young adulthood. Because disability presents its own special challenges and can complicate...
Preventing Bullying for Parents
Every day in our schools and communities, children are teased, threatened, or tormented by bullies. The following articles provide parents and caregivers with information about...
Disability Awareness
Introduction As a special educator you have a vast amount of services, guidance, collaboration, and resources at your fingertips about all issues dealing with disabilities....
Using Positive Methods for Change at Home
While teachers can provide structure and behavioral interventions in school, some parents have difficulties managing certain behaviors at home. This Parent Teacher Conference Handout provides...
Options for Children with Special Needs During the Summer Months
What to Do and What to Use Parents of children with special needs may have many options over the summer months including extended school year...
Identification of High Risk Behavior – Part III
Avoidance BehaviorsThere will be times when parents may first get signals of potential high risk patterns before anyone else. Parents, without being aware, may actually...
Identification of High Risk Behavior – Part II
Understanding the Difference between Symptoms and ProblemsChildren will first “communicate” their problems, conflicts, fears, etc. through symptomatic behavior which is often mistaken for THE PROBLEM....
Identification of High Risk Behavior – Part 1 of 3
One of the most important tools that you, as a parent, can possess is the understanding of symptoms exhibited by your children that may indicate...
Test Vocabulary for Parents
Every three years, your child receiving special education services will be retested by the school to determine if the conditions under which he/she was classified...
Annual Review Preparation for Parents
What Parents Need to Know To Prepare for the Annual ReviewWhether this is your first Annual Review meeting or your last it is always in...
Helping Your Child Succeed in School – Part II
Q: How do I get the most out of parent-teacher conferences?Be prepared to listen as well as to talk. It helps to write out questions...
Helping Your Child Succeed in School – Part I
Many teachers say that they don't often receive information from parents about problems at home. Many parents say that they don't know what the school...
How Parents Can Spot Possible Learning Disabilities in Their Children
1 - INTELLECTUAL REQUIREMENTS Children with learning disabilities usually exhibit intellectual potential within the average range and above. This usually translates into a score of 90...
Abbreviations Commonly Used in Special Education
SYMBOLMEANINGACLCAssessment of Children's Language ComprehensionAADAdaptive assistive devicesABAApplied behavior analysisADAAmerican’s with Disabilities ActADHDAttention Deficit Hyperactive DisorderADLActivities of daily livingAEAge EquivalentASDAutism Spectrum DisorderASLAmerican Sign LanguageAUD.DISAuditory DiscriminationBINETStanford Binet...
How Parents Can Improve Their Child’s Comprehension
In order to read competently, one must be able to decode (sound out or recognize) words and comprehend the meaning of the material being read....