Explain How To Support Children With Special Needs

The first step I would take as an educator to help support families of children with special needs in order to maximize their success in my classroom would be to make sure that the child’s disability has been addressed or has been identified. I would make sure that the parents of the child have the necessary information in order to continue forward. I remember in a parent interview I did for Diverse and Exceptional Learner, that the parent got frustrated because the teacher was not direct with them and kept beating around the bush when the teacher was trying to tell the parent that they think their child has Asperger’s. Parents aren’t going to know what to do when their child is identified having special needs. Therefore, the first step a teacher should take when trying to support a parent with a child with special needs is to point them in the …show more content…
This would lead to the next step in which the teacher would have the special education specialist talk with the parent about what action can take place. The special education specialist and the general education teacher can talk with the parent about setting up an IEP. While setting this up the parents would constantly be communicated with by the teacher and others a part of the IEP team. It is important that the parent knows constantly what is going on and what is being done. The third step would to make sure that the parent is told about the progress their child is making in the general classroom and possibly a special education classroom. The parent should be constantly involved in their child’s progress in the classroom and with the goals of the IEP, if there is one. It is my responsibility as an educator that I am there for those parents along the way until their child passed onto the next teacher, where I would still be present, but not as much as