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How to Be Your Child's Advocate
Working with other members of your child's educational team can greatly benefit your child. You know your child best, so you are the captain of this team. This mini-course discusses parents' rights and the laws pertaining to special education in the United States. It presents advocacy strategies to help you ensure that your child receives a free, appropriate public education. Photos and insightful comments from experienced parents enhance the course.
Course FAM-131, Media: EB, LP or OL, Lessons: 1
Course DetailsHow to Be Your Child's Advocate
Course ID: FAM–131
Audience
Family Education Program
Course Description
This mini-course outlines the parent's rights in the special education system and gives examples of ways to be an effective advocate. The parent is the captain of the special education team, and the course describes how to lead the team during special education meetings. The course explains how to keep track of paperwork as well as how to document the child's progress. Finally, it lists available resources. Learning advocacy strategies can help parents ensure that their children receive an appropriate education.
Media
large print, online and eBook download
Organization
The course consists of one lesson.
Credit
none
Prerequisites Skills
none
Prerequisite Equipment
none
Overview
Students submit one assignment by mail, fax, email, or telephone. To submit by telephone, the student must first make an appointment with the instructor.
Grading
satisfactory-unsatisfactory
Objectives and Content
After completing the course, the student will be able to
- describe the parent's rights in the special education system
- explain how to be an effective advocate
- tell how to be an effective team captain during special education meetings
- give examples of ways to track of paperwork
- identify ways to document the child's progress
- list advocacy resources
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