Audio 3.1: Marshall Peter Marshall Peter, the father of a now deceased child with multiple disabilities and founding Director of the Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE), shares advice on communication and stresses the importance of listening (running time: 2 min., 12 sec.). View TranscriptMarshall: Probably the single most important piece…
Audio 2.4: Patricia Ojeda Ms. Ojeda is a Bilingual Information Specialist at the Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) serving the families of children with disabilities. The Autism spectrum diagnosis given four years ago to one of her two children significantly changed what she thought her role in life would be. She decided to learn…
Audio 2.3: Joseph Anderson Mr. Anderson is the father of five children, four of whom received early intervention services. He has committed his life to advocating for and mentoring families and youth both through his career in early intervention and by serving on numerous local, state and federal committees (running time: 0 min. 34 sec.).…
Audio 2.2: Brenda Mullins Ms. Mullins’ experience as a preschool teacher, an administrator in a private agency early care and education program, and at the Human Development Institute with the Kentucky Early Childhood Transition Project, has allowed her to serve families for over thirty years (running time: 2 min. 17 sec.). View TranscriptBrenda Mullins:…
Audio 2.1: Mary Jo Paladino Ms. Paladino is the mother of six children so she has had the joy of experiencing many transitions. She has worked in early intervention since 1989 in Colorado and Indiana. She is currently consulting with the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana University School of Medicine on a…
Handout 1.6: Parents Speak Out – Partnering with Families on Embedded Interventions Resource Type: Handout In a conversation with Christine, a mother of a child with developmental delays, family leaders from across the nation provide their views on embedded interventions and building partnerships. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-1-6.pdf
Handout 1.5: Parents Speak Out – Views on Embedded Interventions Resource Type: Handout Family leaders from across the nation share their experiences with embedded interventions. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-1-5.pdf
Activity 4.10a: Consider experience-based knowledge Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners listen to clips of phone interviews of family and professional leaders in early childhood, and identify important considerations about family-professional partnerships. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-4-10a.pdf
Activity 3.8a: Listen to experience-based knowledge Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners listen to audio clips from phone interviews with family and professional leaders in early childhood and identify important considerations relating to effective communication for promoting collaboration. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-3-8a.pdf
Activity 2.10a: Listen to experience-based knowledge Resource Type: Activity In this activity, learners listen to clips of phone interviews of family and professional leaders in transition and identify important considerations and strategies to use for successful transitions. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Activity-2-10a.pdf