Provide at least five approaches for special educators to build trust with parents.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include the following:
• Communicate with families by volunteering information.
• Be honest; don’t claim to know everything about everything.
• Attend meetings promptly.
• Demonstrate effective listening skills.
• Show respect.
• Ask open-ended questions.
• Have the parents’ best interests in mind.
• Listen attentively.
• Take the time to listen to everything parents have to say before reacting.
• Take time to explain.
• Take responsibility when something does not go as planned.
• Take what is being said seriously and don't dismiss another person’s comments.
• Acknowledge the feelings behind what is being said and show empathy.
• Be accessible.
• Remain updated on current best practices for educating students with
ASD, with current events in the news even if it’s controversial, and with
new ideas for collaborating with families.
• Go above and beyond the call of duty.
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