Find parents/guardians of a child receiving special education. Ask about their experience and learn as much as possible. Make connections between their personal experience to special education terms and legislation (IDEA) from this module. Some things to ask during the interview:
Background information about the family and child: gender, age, grade, town, siblings, family dynamics, age of referral, disability, and so forth. Please change the name of the parents and child for privacy.
Why and how was the child referred for special education? What kind of meetings did the parents have? How long did it take? What kind of information and material were they given? How much do they know about special education law and their rights?
After the interview, write a paper about that family’s experience. In your paper include:
An introduction of the family and the child
2-3 paragraphs giving a detailed explanation of their experience
Your reflections about their experience. How has IDEA helped the family? How hasn’t it helped the family?
Your paper should be 4-5 paragraphs. Please refer to the rubric for grading guidelines and expectations.
Another option, is to record the interview and submit it in lieu of the paper. Your video interview must include everything that would be in the paper, including your personal reflections about the family’s experience and how IDEA has helped/hasn’t helped the family. If you want to submit a video instead of the paper, please email me to let me know by Friday.
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