Involving Parents of Students With Special Needs

Bridge the communication gap with parents of children with special needs!
The author provides 25 ready-to-use techniques for involving parents in the education of their children. General and special education teachers in Grades PreK-12 can use these strategies to reach the parents of students with a wide range of learning needs. This teacher-friendly resource provides sample materials and tips for: Using letters, telephone, email, newsletters, and progress reports to communicate with parents
Conducting parent conferences and in-person meetings
Connecting parents with resources
Helping parents teach their children at home
Dealing with home/school conflicts
Preparing a parent involvement action plan

Jill C. Dardig is a professor of education at Ohio Dominican University, where she teaches a variety of courses and supervises student teachers. She has trained intervention specialists for the past 30 years at the university and was the first recipient of Ohio Dominican-s Booth-Ferris Master Faculty Award. Dardig has served as president of the Teacher Education Division of the Ohio Federation Council for Exceptional Children. She worked previously as a curriculum specialist for the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, a special education faculty member at Russell Sage College, a research assistant for the Northeast Regional Media Center for the Deaf, and a parent educator for Project Change. Dardig has written a variety of books and other publications about and for parents.

"Involving parents on a positive level is essential to educating all students, especially students with special needs. This book helps you with real-world situations-something that most college courses cannot prepare you for. Easy and user-friendly, this book provides you with strategies and tools to aid in communicating with parents."