Promising Practices to Empower Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Children with Disabilities by Lusa Lo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

A volume in Family-School-Community PartnershipSeries Editor Diana B. Hiatt-Michael, Pepperdine University(sponsored by the Family School Community Partnership Issues SIG)Promising Practices to Empower Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families ofChildren with Disabilities offers research-supported school practices to empowerfamilies from diverse cultural backgrounds to make informed decisions regardingtheir children with diverse disabilities. In order to insure that every child is receivingthe most appropriate educational program, these practices should be included in teacher and administratorpreparation program throughout every county, state, and province. Every site administrator, school counselor and special education teacher should have a copy of this book at one'sfingertips for ready reference. Suggested practices include activities for parent organizing, parent education, ways to provide co-mentoring of families, and formal support at Individualized Education Program meetings. | Promising Practices to Empower Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families of Children with Disabilities by Lusa Lo, Paperback | Indigo Chapters