Exam 14: Working With Families
Two particular provisions of the IDEA that emphasize the role of the family in special education are ____________________ and ____________________.
Parent and Student Participation, The Due Process Provision,The Due Process Provision, Parent and Student Participation
According to Bryan & Burstein (2004), parent involvement in children's education has been correlated with all of the following EXCEPT:
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Explain how a family's reaction to the diagnosis of their daughter with ADHD can impact their daughter's disability.
The family's reaction to the diagnosis of their daughter with ADHD can have a significant impact on her disability. If the family responds with denial or disbelief, it can lead to a lack of support and understanding for the daughter's challenges. This can result in her feeling isolated and misunderstood, which can exacerbate her symptoms and make it more difficult for her to manage her ADHD.
On the other hand, if the family responds with acceptance and seeks out information and resources to better understand ADHD, they can provide a supportive and nurturing environment for their daughter. This can help her feel more understood and accepted, which can in turn improve her self-esteem and ability to cope with her disability. Additionally, a supportive family can work with their daughter to develop strategies and accommodations to help her succeed in school and other areas of her life.
Overall, the family's reaction to the diagnosis of their daughter with ADHD can greatly impact her disability. A supportive and understanding family can help her thrive, while a dismissive or unsupportive family can make it more difficult for her to manage her ADHD.
Explain the five phases of Bauer and Shea's (2003) model for developing effective partnerships with parents. What, if anything, do you think is missing from the model?
In accordance with the IDEA's child find requirement that educators provide resources to childcare providers, preschools, and social service agencies to help them identify students who may need to be evaluated for services, instruct students to design a one-page handout that could be distributed to a day care center for help with determining early intervention candidates.
Some families have to progress through stages of coping similar to those Kübler-Ross (1969) proposed for how persons ____________________.
According to Scorgie and Sobsey's (2000) findings from interviews and surveys with parents of children with disabilities, most parents:
The term that refers to when individuals consider potentially stressful family events positively and consider themselves competent to deal with the events, instead of viewing themselves as passive is:
IDEA 2004 includes the mandate that services for children age ____________________to ____________________are provided in a "natural environment" whenever possible.
Dewey, Crawford, and Kaplan (2003) found that when parents contributed observational data in the evaluation process, the accuracy of what improved?
Competent educators acknowledge the contributions the ____________________ make to teachers' understanding of the child and the school environment.
In phase three of Bauer and Shea's (2003) five-phase model of developing effective parent partnerships:
To help confront the many barriers to productive relationships between parents and schools, IDEA 2004 requires that a designated ____________________ be provided to families of all students in special education.
Just as a law was necessary to guarantee the right to an appropriate education for children with disabilities, so too do ____________________ require laws to ensure that their positive role in providing special education is not neglected.
Early intervening should not be confused with "early ____________________."
Expectations to properly notify and inform parents are no different for the transition meeting to develop an individualized transition plan (ITP) or meeting to develop a summary of performance (SOP) document, than for ____________________ meetings.
A progress report to parents should do all of the following EXCEPT:
The child find requirements include a responsibility on the school agency's part to partner with all others to be on the lookout for children at risk for disabilities or with probable special education needs. Those other resources include all of the following EXCEPT:
Imagine you are teaching in an ethnically diverse school with historically low parent participation in school events like conferences, PTA meetings, and schoolwide functions. What strategies would you employ to try to increase parent involvement?
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