The Bilingual/ESOL SPED Training Program provides training to parents of students with disabilities on topics such as Disciplining the SPED Child at Home, and  Inclusion. The parent training is conducted in collaboration with the Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System-South (FDLRS-South) by school personnel (e.g., SPED teachers, counselors) in two languages (English/Spanish or English/Haitian-Creole) as needed.  All written information and documents provided to parents are translated into Spanish and or Hatian/Creole as appropriate through the Bilingual/ESOL SPED Program.

Parents trainings are conducted on a yearly basis at different schools sites on the following topics:

 1.      Overview of Special Education

2.      Disciplining the Special Education Child at Home

3.      The ESE Child and the Family

4.      Understanding the Behaviors of Children with Special Needs

5.      Developing your Child’s Self-Esteem

6.      Stress in the Family of a Special Needs Child

7.      Home Activities to Encourage Learning in the Elementary Grades

8.      Students with Emotional Needs: What Families Need to Know

9.      Understanding Learning Disabilities

10.    Preparing for the Future: The Transition Plan

11.    Inclusion

12.    No Child Left Behind/Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test

         (FCAT)/Third Grade Retention

13.    Nutrition

En Español.....Topicos  de Entrenamiento para Padres / Topics for Parent Trainings

Hatian/Creole.....Sijè  Pou Atelye Pou Paran / Topics for Parent Trainings
 

Lines of Communication in the School System for Special Education

English.....Lines of Communication in the School System for Special Education

En Español..... Líneas de Comunicación en el Sistema Escolar

Hatian/Creole..... Liy Kominikasyon andedan Sistèm Lekòl la nan Edikasyon Espesyal
 

Resources for Parents

Colorín colorado!

National Association for Bilingual Education

Advocates for Children

 Deaf Linx

 National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

 Public Broadcasting System

 Kids Health

 American Academy of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry

 The Families and Advocates Partnership for Education

Florida Department of Education

US Department of Education

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Wednesday November 05, 2008