Coordination with the Family

This week in SPED I have learned so much on what it means to be involved in Special Education. On Friday we did a mock IEP meeting, and it was so cool to actually see how they should be run and how they work! While we were roll playing the meeting I played the students mother. I felt so included in the decision making process, and a mother should be! I am glad that we learned how these meetings work because in the future I will be in those meetings and I want to have the family feel included. This activity was super beneficial for me, and I learned so much from it!

The IEP meeting activity went right along with this weeks readings. This weeks readings were about including the family when and coordinating with them when working with the students. The family should ALWAYS be aware of what steps are being taken when working with their child in special education. It is so important to have the family be included when making these decisions, because if they are, the students will certainly benefit from it more.

I love how in this class we do a lot of hands on things because that is how I learn best! I now know how court cases work when dealing with issues in special education, and I know how IEP meetings are run and I am more prepared for them when the time comes.