Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process: A Parent's Perspective With Suggestions for Educators

Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process: A Parent's Perspective With Suggestions for Educators

Cynthia Sistek-Chandler
ISBN13: 9781522575078|ISBN10: 1522575073|EISBN13: 9781522575085
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7507-8.ch080
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Sistek-Chandler, Cynthia. "Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process: A Parent's Perspective With Suggestions for Educators." Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 1610-1623. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7507-8.ch080

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Sistek-Chandler, C. (2019). Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process: A Parent's Perspective With Suggestions for Educators. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 1610-1623). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7507-8.ch080

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Sistek-Chandler, Cynthia. "Parents as Partners in the Special Education Process: A Parent's Perspective With Suggestions for Educators." In Early Childhood Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 1610-1623. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7507-8.ch080

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Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to provide Pre-K through college educators, parents, and administrators who are involved with special education, insight into the processes and procedures from the perspective of a parent. The parent's perspective and involvement with their special needs child is critical in shaping the lifelong, special education experience. The literature and research shows a strong correlation to student success when parents are actively involved in this process. Rooted in the federal and state guidelines from the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), all students are entitled to education services from birth through age 21. Recommendations for the Individual Education Plan process as well as strategies for navigating special education services are revealed in this narrative.

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