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Father-Friendly Classrooms: Making a Space for Dads of Children With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
In this article, we summarize the critical issues and provide practical strategies to involving fathers of students with disabilities in the educational process. Research suggests that educators need to take special and deliberate steps to assure that...
Supporting Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Attend College
Content type: Journal Article
Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have more opportunities to go to college than ever before. Opportunities for inclusive postsecondary education can now be found in almost every state across the United States. However, given...
Developing Relationships With Immigrant Families: Learning by Asking the Right Questions
Content type: Journal Article
The influence of family-professional partnerships on positive student outcomes is well documented. These relationships are especially important among immigrant families in the U.S., as they may likely be unfamiliar with special education procedures, rights...
Strategies for Helping Parents of Young Children Address Challenging Behaviors in the Home
Content type: Journal Article
Including parents in the process of Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) improves both child and family outcomes. This article provides background information on understanding challenging behaviors in young children, the importance of involving families, and...
Developing Collaborative Partnerships With Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families During the IEP Process
Content type: Journal Article
Family participation in the special education process has been federally mandated for 40 years, and educators recognize that effective collaboration with their students’ families leads to improved academic and social outcomes for students. However, while...
Parent Empowerment: Respecting Their Voices
Content type: Journal Article
Parents are pivotal in the education of their child. This is particularly true if the child has a disability. All agree to the importance of parent participation within the school setting. However, educators and parents continue to struggle with the...
An Updated Primer of Special Education Law
Content type: Journal Article
Teachers and parents often find special education law complex and confusing. As one step for a basic foundation in special education law, a previous TEC article (Zirkel, 2005) provided a snapshot of the “top 5 case concepts” based on 10 decisions from the...
Building Collaborative Relationships With Parents: A Checklist for Promoting Success
Content type: Journal Article
Parents have a significant impact on their child’s development. Parent coaching has shown to be effective to increase parent’s knowledge of their child’s language development, enhance their ability to teach their child language and social communication...
3 Ways I Build Strong Relationships With My Students’ Families
Content type: SET Blog
Posted:
20 November, 2019
As a special education teacher, I know that the majority of my job is centered around helping my students learn, grow, and thrive. Something I didn’t realize going into the field, however, was just how critical building strong relationships with my...
Waived English Learners: The Understudied Intersection of English Learner and Special Education Status
Content type: Journal Article
Under federal law, parents have the right to decline, or waive, English language support services when their child is identified as an English learner (EL) in school. In this study, we focus on this important subgroup of ELs—referred to as waived ELs—at...