Home-School Partnerships for Students with Exceptional Needs

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of family involvement in the education of a child who has a disability or who is deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH). (3.0, 4.0)

2. Identify and understand the life cycles of families who have children with disabilities or who are D/HH. (3.0, 9.0)

3. Develop an awareness of the types of reactions family members have to parenting a child with a disability or who is D/HH. (3.0, 8.0, 9.0)

4. Identify resources, concerns and priorities of families of students with exceptional needs related to services the child or family may need. (3.0, 8.0, 9.0)

5. Effectively advocate for family members and children with disabilities demonstrating a system of care philosophy. (3.0, 8.0, 9.0)

6. Describe and understand the due process procedures from a parent’s perspective and the role of teachers, administrators and other staff. (3.0, 4.0, 9.0)

7. Describe the federal and state legislative requirements for family involvement in educational procedures and programs. (8.0)

8. Develop strategies for creating effective professional-family partnerships. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

9. Understand the role of different family members and the individual dynamics in family interactions. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

10. Demonstrate an awareness of cultural and linguistic diversity of children who have a disability or who is D/HH and their families. (8.0, 9.0)

11. Identify and provide a rationale for parent involvement in a child's development. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

12. Demonstrate skills in guiding parents to facilitate their child's development. (9.0)

13. Demonstrate an awareness of the teacher’s role as facilitator in the exchange of information between the school and the family of a child who has a disability or who is D/HH. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

14. Demonstrate an awareness of social, cultural, and/or service organizations serving children who have a disability or who is D/HH and their families. (*8.0, 9.0)

15. Demonstrate the ability to communicate with parents of children who have a disability or who is D/HH using principles of family counseling and therapy. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

16. Demonstrate an understanding of professional ethics and responsibilities in working with children who have a disability or who is D/HH and their families. (4.0, 8.0, 9.0)

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure:	Percentage/Points
Attendance and Participation	50 Points
Guided Participation Assignments: Discussions and Reactions	50 Points
Total for attendance and participation activities	100 points (25%)
Case Reactions (2 Cases)	20 Points (5%)
Quizzes	60 Points (15%)
Exams	100 Points (25%)
Family Story Project Paper	100 Points (25%)
Field Notes and Project Documentation	20 Points (5%)
Total	400 Points

 

Grade	Point/Percentage Total
A	94-100%
A-	90-93%
B+	87-89%
B	83-86%
B-	80-82%
C+	77-79%
C	73-76%
C-	70-72%
D+	67-69%
D	63-66%
D-	60-62%
F	<60%

 

Attendance/Participation:

Points provided per class for attendance and participation in discussions/ in class activities- 50 total points (12.5%). 5 Additional Participation activities – guided discussions and reactions – 50 points (12.5%). Total of 25% of grade.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Turnbull, A. Turnbull, R., Francis, G. L., Burke, M., Kyzar, K., Haines, S. J., Gershwin, T., Shepard, K. G., Holdren, N., & Singer, G. H. S. (2022). Families and Professional: Trusting Partnerships in General and Special Education (8th Edition). Pearson