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Your Role: Representing Your Child's Interests

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Become Your Child's Case Manager

Mistakes Parents Make

The Art of Persuasion

What Parents Should NOT Do

Parents Leading the Way

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ISSN: 1538-320

August 31, 2010

Dear ,As your children return to school, it's time to think about what you need to do to start this school year right. Our Back to School Series will help.

Effective advocacy comes from research, planning, and preparation. To be a successful advocate you need to:

Know your child's disability and his rights

Understand your rights and responsibilities

Hone your advocacy skills and techniques

Learn to negotiate for quality services

Maintain a positive parent/school relationship

Planning is the key to success. Your child's special education is a long-term project. You need a master plan. You will revisit and revise your plan as your child grows.

In this issue of the Special Ed Advocate, you will find advice and advocacy strategies to help you make educational decisions for your child. You will learn how the effective parent advocate stays focused, anticipates problems, and avoids mistakes.

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Mistakes Parents Make

Because the stakes are so high, it is difficult for parents of children with special educational needs to advocate calmly and objectively for the educational and related services their children need.

Some common Mistakes Parents Make that undermine their ability to obtain appropriate services, from attorney Crabtree.

The Art of Persuasion - Advocacy Style!

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What Parents Should...and Should NOT Do

What should you do? Say? Not do? Because they are not educators, most parents don't understand that they have a unique role to play in the IEP process. Parents should...

Prepare for meetings

Prioritize your child's needs

Build good relationships

Document issues and concerns

...read more about what What Parents Should... and Should NOT Do by attorney Margolis.

Parents Leading the Way

Parents are paying it forward by providing advice and information to others, developing advocacy study groups, or training parents, service providers, and educators in special education advocacy.

Read about seasoned parent advocates who are training and enabling other parents in The Power of Parent Advocacy.

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