1. Juliann Greene Marta Yang Debra Yasutake

2.  Main Article: Whitbread, K. M., Bruder, M. B., Fleming, G., & Park, H. J. (2007). Collaboration in special education: Parent- professional training. Teaching Exceptional Children, 39(4), 6-14. ° The article describes a 4-year project designed to foster successful relationships between parents and teachers.

3.  1. Increase awareness of how misunderstanding and a lack of knowledge can hinder relationships between parents and teachers.  2. Increase awareness of how miscommunication can impede parent-teacher relationships.  3. Teachers and school personnel will improve communication with parents by avoiding abbreviations for professional terms when possible.  4. Teachers will offer explanations about the abbreviations to parents in order to improve communication.

4.  Jeopardy Game  Two teams  http://jeopardylabs.com/play/special- education-jeopardy12

5.  On a scale of 1 to 5, rate how the Jeopardy game increased your awareness of how miscommunication and a lack of knowledge can hinder parent-teacher relationships.  Reflect on your own IEP experiences where a parent has demonstrated a lack of knowledge about special education. What, if any, steps did you take to assist the parent? What would you do differently?

6.  Dabkowski, D. M. (2004). Encouraging parental participation in IEP meetings. Teaching Exceptional Children, 36(3), 34-39.  Hess, R. S., Molina, A. M., Kozelsi, e. B. (2006). Until somebody hears me: Parental voice and advocacy in special education decision making. British Journal of Special Education, 33(3), 148-157.