Rights and Responsibilities of Parents of Children with Disabilities. ERIC Digest #E567.

Autor/in	Knoblauch, Bernadette
Institution	ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, Reston, VA.
Titel	Rights and Responsibilities of Parents of Children with Disabilities. ERIC Digest #E567.
Quelle	(1998), (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	ERIC Publications; ERIC Digests in Full Text
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Disabilities; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Federal Legislation; Individualized Education Programs; Individualized Family Service Plans; Parent Participation; Parent Responsibility; Parent Rights; Parent School Relationship; Special Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Handicap; Behinderung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bundesrecht; Individualized education program; Individualisierendes Lernen; Elternmitwirkung; Elternrecht; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen
Abstract	This digest summarizes the rights and responsibilities of parents of children in the special education process under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997. Among 15 rights listed are a free appropriate public education for every child, informed consent concerning evaluation and programmatic decisions, evaluation of the child in his/her primary language, participation in all individualized education program (IEP) or individualized family service plan (IFSP) team decisions, and voluntary mediation or a due process hearing to resolve differences with the school. Among the eight parental responsibilities listed are: asking for explanations of any unclear program aspects, making sure that IEP or IFSP goals and objectives are specific, monitoring the child's progress, keeping records, and joining a parent organization. The digest also suggests ways in which the parent can help the IEP or IFSP process, such as identifying the specific things the parent feels the child should learn, understanding the related services being provided, and discussing methods of effective discipline. Suggested organizational resources are also listed. (DB)
Anmerkungen	ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education, The Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1589; toll-free telephone: 800-328-0272; e-mail: ericec@cec.sped.org; World Wide Web: http:/www.cec.sped.org/ericec.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC