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 * KWL Assignment**
 * My Research Paper Topic:** The effects of parent involvement on children with special needs.

achievement. ||= How much can even the littlest parent involvement effect a child with special needs? ||= Parent involvment is extremely critical for any child, especially a child with special needs. Parent involvment has been proven to improve grades, behavior, graduation rate, and college attendance. || your child is getting the proper education depending on their needs. ||= What are ways that parents can be involved in their childs schooling? ||= Parents can become involved in their child's schooling by forming a good relationship with the child's teacher. Parents can also become involved in school activities. || make the right decisions for them. ||= Do some schools deny parent involvement? Do some schools have a limit on parent involvement? ||= After researching I did not see anything that showed schools denying parent involvement. I did read that sometimes teachers feel taken advantage of or they feel that some parents just don't care enough to be involved. || they want for their child in the school environment? ||= An IEP (Individualized education program) requires parents to be involved in the entire process of developing the IEP. The IDEA act of 2004 has made it so that parents can take part in their child's education. || addition help for some learning disabilities?
 * = **__What I KNOW__** ||= __**What I WANT to Know**__ ||= **__What I LEARNED__** ||
 * = Parent involvement usually greatly effects student
 * = Being an involved parent will most likely assure that
 * = Students with special needs require their parents to set boundaries and
 * =  ||= Is the parent always considered right? Do they always get what
 * =  ||= Do schools also encourage parents to seek outside

Do you think too much parent involvement in their childs education can have a negative effect on them?

Do parents of special needs children tend to be more of a "helicopter parent" even when the child is older and can help make decisions about what they want out of school say like when it comes to their IEP? ||=  ||

__Purpose Statement:__ I will examine parent-teacher collaboration strategies. Through this research I will determine which strategies work and how they benefit a child wih disabilities. __Thesis Statement:__ Research has shown that parent-teacher collaboration positively effects the educational achievement of students with disabilities.
 * Purpose and Thesis Statement Assignment**

The thesis statement might become more clear if you at least list the ways perent-teacher collaboration works. ( What topics you will be explaining in your paper.) What positive effects are you focusing on, student behavior, student achievement, etc.?

I feel like the first sentence of the purpose statement reads weird. Maybe have a phrase at the beginning (like "the purpose of this paper" etc.) or just use a semi-colon to connect the two.

**Annotated Bibliography/Reference List** Bos, S. B., Nahmias, M. L. & Urban, A.M. (1999-2010). //Targeting Home-School Collaboration for Students with ADHD //. Retrieved from http://www.ldonline.org/article/5993 This article discusses how parent-teacher collaboration is necessary in order to have consistency between home and school. The article explains a system that works, it specifically targets children with ADHD. “One key to my child's success in school and at home is the consistency that his teacher and I have through regular communication" ( Bos, Nahmias & Urban, 2010). Garza, B. (2011, January, 9). APS Highlights: Get involved with your child's education. //The Alamogordo Daily News.// P.1 Garza explains that parents need to be involved in the child’s life, school included, but she explains that the best type of parent involvement is what is done at home. Garza explains the many strategies a parent can follow in order to be involved in their child’s life. Hodge, N., & Runswick-Cole, K. (2008, Oct). Problematising parent-professional partnerships in education. //Disability & Society.// //23//(6), 637-647. doi:10.1080/09687590802328543 Having a child with special needs requires parent-teacher partnerships in order to ensure the success of the child. Unfortunately these partnerships are quite difficult and problematic according to the research done by Hodge and Runswick-Cole (2008, p.2). <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Hornby, G. (2000). //Improving Parent Involvement//. New York: <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 18.75pt;">Continuum International Publishing. <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 18.75pt;">The author describes the many ways that teachers can improve parental involvement. <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 18.75pt;">He was a teacher himself, so he feels that he has had many experiences to back up the idea that <span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 18.75pt;">parental involvement is very necessary. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Kellerer, D. (2008). //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The Value of Parent-Teacher Collaboration //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. Retrieved from <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">http://www.greatschools.org/special-education/support/the-value-of-parent-teacher- <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">collaboration.gs?content=692 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">The shortest article but full of insight, it gave the perspective of a parent whose child <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">was diagnosed with a disability. It spoke of how she went from being a troublemaker to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">becoming a teammate of the school. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">McLaughlin, L. (2002-2010)Modeling the Parent-Teacher Strategies of Special Education. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Retrieved from http://www.nea.org/home/16265.htm <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">This is a short article that explains that while special education teachers collaborate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">with parents that general education teachers need to promote parent involvement as well <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">(McLaughlin,2010). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Mulholland, R., & Blecker, N. (2008, Feb). only the first word, any proper nouns and a word after the colon gets capitalized in the article title. Fix throughout other refs too <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Parents and Special Educators Pre-Service Teachers Disscussion Points//.// //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">International Journal of Special Education //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">23 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">(1), 48-52. Retrieved http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=EJ814374&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=EJ814374 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">A group of aspiring teachers take a course that requires that they interview a special <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">education teacher and a parent of a child with disabilities (Mulholland& Blecker, 2008p.1). After <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">the interviews the students will understand why parent-teacher collaboration is so very <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">important (Mulholland & Blecker, 2008 p.1). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Staples, K. E., & Diliberto, J. A. (2010). Guidelines for Successful Parent Involvement. //Teaching// //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Exceptional Children //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. //42//(6), 58-63. Retrieved from <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7749/is_201007/ai_n54369458/pg_6/ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Teachers explain the challenges of just getting the parents to attend the IEP meetings (Staples & Diliberto, 2010 p.1). This article explains the guidelines to successfully involving parents during the IEP process (Staples & Diliberto, 2010 p.1). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Suk-Hyan, L., Palmer, S. B., Turnbull, A. P., & Wehmeyer, M. L. 2006, Jan/Feb). A Model for <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Parent-Teacher Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination in Young Children With Disabilities . //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Teaching Exceptional Children //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">38 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">(3), 36-41. Retrieved from use the publisher url and not the link to ebsco database <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1043155390.html;jsessionid=EE6F7300BB0AE97EA436E44FBD493C90.ehctc1. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This article focuses on a little boy by the name of young. Young has Down syndrome <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">and is very dependent upon Joo, his mother. Youngs mother and teacher collaborate with one <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">another and decide to try the Self-Determination Learning Model Of Support (SDLMS) which <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">will help Young to become more independent. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Weishaar, P. M. (2010, Sept). Twelve Ways to Incorporate Strengths-Based Planning into the IEP Process //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Clearing House //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">83 //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">(6), 207-210 Retrieved from delete the "retrieved from" when there is a doi <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">doi:10.1080/00098650903505381 <span style="display: block; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">This article describes a strengths based IEP process. There are twelve ways to incorporate this process into an IEP meeting. This process was developed to allow parents to feel more involved in their child’s educational planning (Weishaar, 2010, p.1). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Whitbread, K. M., Bruder, M., Fleming, G., & Park, H. (2007,Mar/Apr). Collaboration in Special Education //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. // //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Teaching Exceptional Children //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">. //39//(4), 6-14. Retrieved from [] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">Many parents feel much like the mother portrayed in this article when it comes to <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">their child’s IEP. These parents feel that they are not involved enough or at all and they feel left <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in;">out of the entire process.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">**Introduction:**
 * Paper Outline/Research Paper Draft**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Many parents in today’s society believe that it is up to school staff to ensure their child’s success. (Diliberto & Staples, 2010, you only need a page number if you have a direct quote <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">p.2) Some parents assume that little involvement, if any, in their child’s education is plenty. These parents expect that their children will learn and be successful individuals as long as they attend school. Many parents think that their child’s education is not their place to step in and that it is all up to the teacher to help their child to achieve. (Diliberto & Staples, 2010, p.2) Parents are in fact a major contributor to their child’s education especially if the child has a disability. Children with disabilities require their parents to make decisions involving their education, as it can be too difficult for a child with disabilities to do so on their own. Teachers can’t do it on their own, it is up to the parents as well as the teachers to work together to ensure a successful education for the child. Research shows that parent-teacher collaboration is critical in the educational achievement of students with disabilities.

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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1. Title Page <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2. Abstract-This will be a paragraph summarizing my paper <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3. Narrative: · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Introduction- A few sentences leading up to my thesis: Research shows that parent-teacher collaboration is critical in the educational achievement of students with disabilities. · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Why do some parents choose not to involve themselves in their child’s education? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What are some of the effects that occur when parents choose not to involve themselves? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The positive effects of parent-teacher collaboration · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Personal experience-my aunt and uncle are very involved with my cousins schooling, she has autism and has shown great improvement · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What strategies can teachers use to involve and collaborate with parents? · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">What strategies can parents use to collaborate with their child’s teachers, how can they become more involved? since your thesis focuses on educational achievement, be sure you discuss studies that show parental involvement = better achievement <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">4. Conclusion/final thoughts

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