50 ways to support your child's special education [OverDrive/Libby electronic resource] From IEPs to assorted therapies, an empowering guide to taking action, every day / Terri Mauro.
1: Give Your Child a Calm Start to the Day; 2: Make Sure Your Child Gets Enough Sleep; 3: Go Through Your Child's Book Bag Daily; 4: Memorize Your Child's Schedule; 5: Ask Your Child Three Questions Every Day; 6: Eavesdrop on Your Child's Play Time; 7: Make Sure the Teacher Has All Your Contact Information; 8: Correspond with Your Child's Teacher; 9: Meet with Your Child's Teacher; 10: Keep a Contact Log; 11: Support the Teacher at Home; 12: Support the Teacher in Public; 13: Address Problems Promptly and Positively; 14: Make Sure the Assignments Make It Home15: Learn to Love Homework; 16: Help with Homework, but Don't Do All the Work; 17: Make Sure the Homework Gets Delivered; 18: Share What Works and What Doesn't; 19: Keep a Record of What Your Child Is Working On; 20: Volunteer in the Classroom; 21: Volunteer in the School; 22: Go to Parent Organization Meetings; 23: Help Your Child Join a Club; 24: Attend School Activities with Your Child; 25: Know Your Child's Therapy Schedule; 26: Sit In on a Therapy Session; 27: Send In a Communication Notebook for Therapists; 28: Talk with Your Child about Therapy; 29: Know What the Therapy Is Supposed to Accomplish30: Ask the Therapists about Issues at Home; 31: Offer to Provide Needed Therapy or Educational Materials; 32: Request Suggestions for Continuing Therapy at Home; 33: Know Your Child's Bus Route and Companions; 34: Look for Bus-Related School Problems; 35: Look for Lunch-Related School Problems; 36: Know What Your Child Is Doing at Recess; 37: Check In with Your Child's Physical-Education Teacher; 38: Learn How to Write a Good Letter; 39: Stay Involved with Goings-On in Your School District; 40: Learn about Local Advocacy Groups; 41: Join an E-Mail Group for Special-Needs Parents42: Prepare a Packet on Your Child's Special Needs; 43: Write a Positive Student Profile on Your Child; 44: Read Your Child's IEP; 45: Meet with Your Planning Team Outside of IEP Season; 46: Be Clear about Your Own Goals for Your Child; 47: Make Peace with the Need for Help; 48: Make Peace with the Need for Advocacy; 49: Set Some Goals for Yourself; 50: Enjoy Your Child's School Days; Appendix A: Recommended Reading on Disabilities; Appendix B: Good Books on IEP Planning and Advocacy; Appendix C: Where to Buy Therapy Equipment.