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We are Equal Partners:
Recommended Practices for Involving Families in Their Child's Educational Program

Edited by Margaret Hallau, Ph.D./February 2002

Contributions by Janice Berchin-Weiss, Connie Best, Melissa Caballero, Catherine Carotta, Mayra Gomez, Mary Harvey, Sacheen Hernandez, Sharon Hewes-Feulmer, Patty Ivankovic, Janet Johanson, Peggy Kile, Mona McCubbin, Cindy Murphy, Janice Myck-Wayne, Valery O'Brien, Julianne Reble, Ann Katherine Reimers, Carol Robbins, Christine Santana, Lori Seago, Sophorn Sim, and Diane Wagoner

Full paper in PDF format (48 pages)

This document was developed as part of KidsWorld Deaf Net (KWDN), a national communication network sponsored by the Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center at Gallaudet University with support from the AT&T Foundation.

Abstract

We are Equal Partners: Recommended Practices for Involving Families in Their Child's Educational Program describes practices that are used by programs selected for the National Forum on Family Involvement, held at Gallaudet University. The programs develop family activities based on information from the families about family priorities and needs and provide families with the skills and strategies they need to enable their deaf or hard of hearing child to be a full participant in the family. The author summarizes the recommended practices and describes how these practices are put into action at the forum participant's programs. The document is intended to provide insight to service providers about the effectiveness of their programs and of their interactions with deaf and hard of hearing children.

Introduction

About the Editor
   

Section I: Background

Clerc Center Background
An Overview of the National Forum on Family Involvement
Process for Developing Recommended Practices for Family Involvement
   

Section II: Recommended Practices for Family Involvement

Collaborating with Families
Program Goals
Resources
Program Structures
Families From Diverse Cultures
Student Progress
 

Section III: Appendices

Appendix A: Summary of Information Provided by Parents and Educators at the National Forum on Family Involvement, Gallaudet University, March 1-4, 1998
  Summary of Breakout Sessions
  Responses from Parents in the Breakout Sessions
  Responses from Educators in the Breakout Sessions
  Discussion of the Needs of Families in the Clerc Center Target Populations
Appendix B: National Agenda-Setting Process, Critical Needs, and Requests for Collaboration in Family Involvement
  Excerpt from How Public Input Shapes the Clerc Center's Priorities: Identifying Critical Needs in Transition from School to Postsecondary Education and Employment
    Introduction
    Part I: Collecting Public Input
      Strategies for Collecting Public Input
  Critical Needs in Family Involvement
    Schools need to provide information to families
    Schools need to get information about families' needs directly from families
    Schools need to develop collaborative relationships among families, teachers, administrators, deaf and hard of hearing adults, and the community
    Parents need support, particularly from other parents
    Families need to learn communication and linguistic skills for interaction with their deaf child
    The family-school relationship needs to be based on a developmental model
    There is a need to set goals and agree on criteria for measuring success
    The needs of families from the underserved populations should be more systematically examined
  Requests for Collaboration in Family Involvement
Appendix C: Participants and Programs in the National Forum on Family Involvement
  Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Statewide Programs in Early Childhood Education and Technical Assistance to Schools Programs (ASDB-ECE)
  Burbank/Foothill SELPA/TRIPOD Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program
  Hawaii Services on Deafness, American Sign Language and Literacy Training for Families Program
  The Hearing, Speech & Deafness Center
  Lexington School for the Deaf, Ready to Learn Parent-Infant/Toddler Program
  Los Angeles Unified School District, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Infant Program
  Louisville Deaf Oral School
  Tennessee School for the Deaf, Parent Outreach Program
Appendix D: Other Resources
  References
  On-line Resources
   

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