Quick Interview Questions?

Question

I am taking an online class called Education of the Exceptional Child and we have to do an interview with a parent of a child with a disability, but I do not know of anyone. Will you please give the info. Preferably if you are from Missouri, but if not, then at least from the U.S. Thanks....
•Description of the individual with a disability, including relevant information such as age, gender, occupation or year in school, interests or hobbies, etc. (DO NOT USE ACTUAL NAMES!!!)
•Description of their disability, as well as when, how and by whom their disability was diagnosed
•Description of the impact their disability had on their family
•Description of the modifications and accommodations that were made by the individual, family and teachers so that they could fully participate in the educational process (FAPE)

Answer 1

Parent of two children with special needs, and a teacher of students with special needs AND I'm from Missouri.
1. My son is 11, in the fifth grade. (I kept him out of school because he wasn't ready to attend kindergarten) His outside interests include sports, even though he isn't good at them, and POKEMON. (weekly gaming events and tournaments)

2. He was diagnosed in 1st grade with a learning disability in the area of reading, reading comprehesion, written expression, and attends occupational therapy. (handwriting, cutting, building things with his hands is very difficult) He is now in 5th grade, at his re evaluation he still qualified for written expression, but was tested at reading on grade level (special services do work)
We lowered his time in the resource class, but still has the option of taking tests with the resource teacher, especially since 5th grade tests have a lot of writing on them.

I pursued the diagnosis, even though I was told that most schools didn't like to test kids at this young age. I explained that I was teaching special needs students at another school and he was demonstrating similar characteristics. The teacher kept telling me that he wasn't the slowest or lowest in the class, and I kept explaining that I was not their parent, I was concerned about my son, and that a learning disability did not mean they were or should be the lowest in the class.
The school finally agreed to test, he started classes soon after.

The only way his disability impacted our little family, was that I became the homework nazi, and we check and recheck and check again homework. My other son does not get as much time with me after school because of the help I give the older one.

ACcomodations:
My son read tests out loud to the teacher or had the teacher read to him.
He would write his answers to the test, the resource teacher would ask him what he meant to say, she would then help him rewrite his answers.( or tell him when he needed to include more information)
He has memory issues, all of his teachers have been good about helping him to get information home. (multiple copies)
Because of his OT, if he is required to take notes, he get them from another student or the teacher makes a set for him that are in "cloze" format. (words left out so he still has to follow along.

Not real exciting but if you want more information you can email me.
(are you taking this through a distance program? What school are you going through? Just curious)


Hope this helps

Answer 2

Talk to the people you know who have kids or who have relatives or friends with kids. Even if none of the people you know have a child with a disability, they may know of someone in thier child's school or neighborhood. If you explain that you're doing it for a class (and show them something to prove this), there are probably many people who would be willing to help you. Keep in mind that it can be someone with a learning disability or other seemingly "invisible" disability- someone you know may have a disability that you're not even aware of.

Finally, if your local school is familiar with you (perhaps your old elementary or high school) you could go there and ask them if any special education parents might be willing to talk with you. Schools can't legally release such information, but if they know you personally they might be able to work something out by asking a parent if they'd be willing to talk to you. Good luck- trust me when I say that it's better to do this for real than over the internet.

Answer 3

There is this one boy that I went to school with for many years. He had serval palsy, which made his head turn 90 degree every ten seconds. This boy is now a Senior in high school, and is extremeley good at guitar. He plays at church every week, and at talent shows. This boy is also a fan of horseback riding, and got in a magazine which pictured him and a famous horsebackrider.

This boy was diagnosed when he was bron, and he also walks shakely. The boy has to be very careful in gym, and cannot be in a sport.

The family is just the boy and his parents. The parents take great care of him, and support him greatly.

The only thing he had to have was an electrical sharpener so he could sharpen his pencils. The boy could participate in all activities, but he had to be more careful.


Hope this helps... Good Luck

Answer 4

I'm sure someplace you can find a parent of a child of a disability willing to help you do this project. I would try searching for a disability group online. You will probably find parents on there looking for help for their child of disabilities. There are groups for autism, mental retardation, and others.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Do you wear a wig?


Hopefully they say: If I do its the only one with real dandruff