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<strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion/dq <strong>Conflicting</strong> <strong>Views</strong> ((<strong>latest</strong>))<br />
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<strong>Week</strong> 5 Discussion/dq <strong>Conflicting</strong> <strong>Views</strong> ((<strong>latest</strong>)) This discussion assesses your ability to evaluate issues that may<br />
contribute to conflict between parents of children with disabilities and school personnel. This assignment also supports<br />
your achievement of Course Learning Outcome 2 and the MASE Program Learning Outcomes 3, 4, and 6 In one study<br />
conducted to determine the causes of conflict between the parents of children with disabilities and school personnel,<br />
found that 90% of parents felt that either the school did not view their child as an individual with unique talents and<br />
abilities, or it saw their child through a deficit-model perspective, focusing only on the child?s weaknesses (Lake &<br />
Billingsley, 2000, p.244). On the other hand, school personal claimed that the parents were uncompromising to<br />
alternative solutions and suggestions. Other sources of conflict between parents and their child?s school, which resulted<br />
from this study, included miscommunication, mistrust, limited resource availability and feeling devaluation (Lake &<br />
Billingsley, 2009). At any point during the school year, parents may have concerns regarding their child?s academic or<br />
social development, IEP progress or other school related problems. Their first point of contact may be you, as the<br />
special educator, or the school?s administration for the purpose of setting a meeting date discuss an agreeable solution.<br />
As we have learned through our reading and coursework thus far, a school district is not required to design the best<br />
program, or to provide the best education possible, but to provide an appropriate program or service. Moreover, school<br />
districts are given some latitude in deciding on the use of appropriate methodologies and strategies, and in what<br />
combination, to meet a student?s unique needs and provide an appropriate program.<br />
During Destini?s IEP team meeting, her parents bring up their concern regarding their daughter?s progress and request<br />
that she receive more intense support in the area of reading. In addition, Destini?s parents demand that the district<br />
immediately provide a specialized and costly supplemental remedial reading program provided by an agency not<br />
employed by the district to support her reading deficits. Because her parents contacted you after seeing Destini?s report<br />
card, you anticipated this topic being brought up during the meeting. Her parents explain that although she is passing<br />
the class with a C, they feel that she could be earning an A if only the district would provide these expensive services<br />
which are above and beyond her current level of supports to help her with reading comprehension. Initial Post: After<br />
reading the article Factors that contribute to parent school conflict in special education, you will create an initial response<br />
depending on the first letter of your last name. · If your last name begins with the letters A - M: You will respond to<br />
Destini?s parents request by addressing her parents concerns by supporting their request for a specialized and costly<br />
supplemental remedial reading program provided by an agency not employed by the district to support her reading<br />
deficits. Use supporting evidence from your textbook, assignment readings and your own research to leverage support<br />
for your argument. Finally, offer at least two alternative solutions that may be an acceptable option to supporting Destini<br />
?s continual reading comprehension. Be sure to consider the categories identified in the article, Factors that contribute<br />
to parent school conflict in special education that may escalate the conflict. · If your last name begins with the letters N<br />
- Z: You will respond to Destini?s parents request by addressing her parents concerns by denying their request for a<br />
specialized and costly supplemental remedial reading program provided by an agency not employed by the district to<br />
support her reading deficits. Use supporting evidence from your textbook, assignment readings and your own research<br />
to leverage support for your argument. Finally, offer at least two alternative solutions that may be an acceptable option<br />
to supporting Destini?s continual reading comprehension. Be sure to consider the categories identified in the article,<br />
Factors that contribute to parent school conflict in special education that may escalate the conflict.<br />
Guided Response: Review the posts of your classmates and that of your instructor. Respond to at least two peers<br />
whose role was different from your own. Address each of the talking points with evidence from your textbook, reading<br />
and other sources to support your response. Be sure to keep in mind suggestions from the article regarding<br />
parent-school conflict to improve communication and build relationships. Please take the time to revisit your initial post<br />
and respond to those peers who have provided a reply. Though two replies are the basic expectation, for deeper<br />
engagement and application of the material, you are encouraged to provide responses to any comments or questions<br />
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others have made (including your Instructor) before the last day of the discussion period. This will extend the<br />
conversation while providing opportunities to demonstrate your content expertise, critical thinking, and real work<br />
experiences with this topic. Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your<br />
discussion.<br />
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