Parenting an Exceptional Child (Due: Week 8)
Congratulations! This year a child with exceptional needs will join your family! You will receive your child and specific disability. You will investigate the need and collect resources related to the need. Compose a glogster (edu.glogster.com), contribute to the Block portaportal, and submit a blog posting, as follows:
· Give your child a name and research the characteristics of the disability.
· Prepare a glogster that describes the disability, including its characteristics and gives high-quality resources for parents and teachers.
· The glogster should also provide specific strategies that teachers can use to accommodate your child’s special needs in the classroom. Make sure your site is user friendly and easy to read. We will share these resources with all block members.
· Include a category on the block portaportal for your assigned special need. Add links for high-quality websites with very brief descriptions of each source.
· Compose a blog posting that addresses the questions below. This posting should answer from the heart of a parent, as if you were being interviewed.
a. How does it feel to be the parent of your child?
b. How is your child developmentally the same or different from other children at the various ages?
c. What professionals/agencies do you deal with? What services are available to you and your child?
d. How did you find out about the above services?
e. What financial burden, if any, are you experiencing?
f. What other information do you want to share?
