Role of Parents in Special Education Article 2022

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Role of Parents in Special Education
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ROLE OF PARENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
Introduction
Parents have a huge role in deciding whether their children require special education.
Ann Logsdon, through an online article, The Important Role of Parents in Special Education,
explains in-depth on how a parent can ensure that he or she is involved in determining the
education path of their child. Ann introduces the roles of the parent in the Individual Education
Program (IEP). The article, with well-supported points, addresses issues on why the parent is the
most important stakeholder in special child education.
Parallels to My Life
Children that have special needs require a lot of attention and assistance in class. I
regularly visit my 8-year-old cousin who has multiple sclerosis in her special school. During one
of the visits I met a former classmate who was on a co-op placement as a Specialty Education
Assistant (SEA) and she told me about her experiences during the two months she had been at
the school. She had faced difficulties in familiarizing herself with the needs of the children and
on how to deal with certain behavioral changes from the children. For instance, children would
often make physical contacts such as pushing and biting other students, teachers, or SEAs during
those behavioral escalations. Additionally, she told me that several children had been subjected
to domestic violence at some stage in their life. Such children found it difficult to concentrate in
class or express themselves in expected behaviors. She learned that the best way to deal with
such children is to understand the reason behind the unusual behavior, by calling their parents or
looking at the registration documents, and then come up with a unique way to deal with each