Parent

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Parent Teacher Suggestions
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Mental Retardation

• Use natural supports such as friends, family and
  teachers
• Self-determination
• Try new things and activities at home, never
  underestimate your childs abilities
• Search for inclusion programs
• be that recreation or education

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Learning Disabilities

• Be consistent in establishing household and
  homework chores and routines
• Practice emergency routines in three steps dont
  explain them in words
• Use pictures to demonstrate what you want done
• Dont assume that the child is not listening just
  because you are getting no verbal or visual
  feedback.

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Attention Deficit (ADD/ADHD)

• Have a child use a computer at home for
  assignments or have a library use plan that is
  consistent
• Practice simple routines that require paying
  attention
• Provide transitions when going from one thing to
  other (5 minute warning when leaving to go out,
  story before bedtime)
• Provide clear expectations for all activities
• Have a pre-established consequence for misbehavior

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Emotional/Behavioral Disorder

• Practice distraction techniques for when your
  child demonstrates inappropriate behavior
• Create choices this makes your child feel in
  control
• Develop a reward system (stickers, trip to park,
  etc.)
• Pick one behavior to work on at anytime
• Praise immediately all good behavior

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Communication Disorder

• Speak naturally to child
• Consult with a speech-language professional
• Consider alternative ways of communicatingdrawing
  pictures, use of signals

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Hearing Impairment

• Consider alternative ways of communicatingdrawing
  pictures, use of signals
• Provide child with auditory assisted devices such
  as hearing aids
• Provide child with computer technology for word
  prediction, spelling and speaking text
• Provide child with other ways of communicating
  such as hand held spellers, palm pilots, flashing
  lights
• Avoid vibrations and excessive noise

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Visual Impairment

• Create a low-light study area as extremes of
  light may cause fatigue and headaches
• Provide frequent rest breaks from study
• Encourage the use of Braille
• Become familiar assisted technology such as size
  enlargers for computers, talking watches, books
  on tape, etc.
• Orally, let your child know if you need to move,
  leave or end a conversation

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Orthopedic Impairment

• Locate public adaptive playgrounds
• Use of computers for assignments and
  entertainment
• Be on a regular maintenance program for all
  orthopedic devices and keep spare parts on hand
  for quick repairs
• Allow more time for your child to complete
  activities

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Giftedness

• Provide opportunities for your child to be a
  mentor to a younger child
• Encourage your child to participate in
  extracurricular activities such as clubs, sports,
  band, etc.
• Join parent organization for gifted students
• Teach your child about differences in learning so
  that your child will be sensitive to others

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References

• Hallahan, Daniel P, James M. Kauffman. 2003.
  Exceptional Learners Introduction to Special
  Education, Ninth Edition.
• Thomas M. Shea, Anne M. Bauer. 1991. Parents and
  Teachers of Children with Exceptionalities A
  Handbook for Collaboration. Parents, Families,
  and Children with Exceptionalities. 2 29
• Joyanthi, M., Sawyer, V., Nelson, J.S., Bursuck,
  W.D., Epstein, M.H. 1995. Recommendations for
  homework-communication problems. Remedial and
  Special Education, 16 (4), 212-225.
• Lynn, L. 1994. Building parent involvement,
  National Association of Secondary School
  Principals Practitioner, 20 (5), 1-4.
• www.as.wyn.edu
• www.kidsource.com/kidsource/monthly/mon.gifted.qa.
  011599.html