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Why Family Involvement is Important

  • Families know their children better than anyone else.
  • They have a vested interest in their children.
  • The family unit is usually the child's first teacher.
  • Professionals will work with the child. However, the family unit is most likely to be the only group of adults involved in the child's education program throughout the child's school career.
  • Family involvement is important, as the family unit has to live with the outcomes of decisions made by the school team and other professionals working with the child and the family.

Sources: Exceptional Children An introduction to special education, 7th edition, Heward, W. L., Merril Prentice Hall

Teaching exceptional, diverse and at-risk student in the general education classroom, 3rd edition, Vaugh, S., Bos, C.S., & Schumm, J.S. Allyn & Bacon

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