Getting

Parents
Involved!

PLACE
Coastal Carolina University STAMP
100 Chanticleer Dr E HERE
Conway, SC 29528

Parents of EDSP 200

100 Chanticleer Dr E
Conway, SC 29528
Parental

in special education.
Involvement
Involving parents and families

"At the end of the day, the
most overwhelming key to a
child's success is the
positive involvement of
parents." - Jane D. Hull
Home – School Other Forms of Parent
Communication Involvement
• Face to Face Communication -Parents as tutors: parents work with
• Parent-Teacher conferences their child at home
• IEP meetings
• Video messages/posts -Parent education and support groups:
• Informal meetings Ask questions about what you already
know about your child as well as what
• Written Communication
else you would want to learn more about
• Emails such as homework, making friends, etc.
• Home-school assignment planners
• Newsletters -Parent-Parent Groups: Talk to other
• Bulletin boards parents who have the same
circumstances and challenges that you
• Telephone Communication
do.
• Phone calls
• Voicemails -Parents as Research Partners: Monitor
• Hotlines
and conduct research on your child to find
and display the progress of your child.
Support For Family
Involvement
• Parents: Advocating For Change
• Advocate for effective education,
communicate acceptance, needed
services, and the rights of
individuals with disabilities.
• Educators: Seeking Greater Effectiveness
• Maintain academic language, social,
self-help, recreation and locational
skills.
• Legislators: Mandating Parent and Family
Involvement
• Congress made parent involvement
a key component of the Educational
of All Handicapped Children Act, the
original federal special education
law.
Roles for Parents
• Caregiver
• Provider
• Teacher
• Counselor
• Behavior Support Specialist
• Parent of Sibling with Disabilities
• Marriage Partner
• Information Specialist
• Advocate
Group Members
• Maggie Moore
• Taylor Shomaker
• Alexis Panepinto
• Alley Rivers