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Advocacy |
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Disaster Recovery and Planning
Tips
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Ten tips
to help you advocate for your child
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 | Keep the doors of communication open to develop a mutually beneficial
relationship with your child’s teachers, support staff and administrator.
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| Listen carefully to what your child’s teacher and therapists say even
if you do not agree with their observations. Remember that you will have
an opportunity to express your concerns. |
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| Provide them with as many ways to contact you as possible such as
phone, cell, fax and email addresses. |
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| Ask them to provide you with as many means of contact so that you can
maintain consistent communication. |
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| Ask what your child’s teacher, therapists, and support staff
anticipate your child learning. Ask them how can you reinforce those concepts
at home. |
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| Keep your child’s records organized and current.
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| Maintain a
written communication log. |
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| Write down questions for future discussions.
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| Remember to be assertive not aggressive.
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| Be appreciative of the hard work your child’s
teacher, therapist, and other support staff. |
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