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Please read the assigned readings before coming to class. Readings are listed on the syllabus on the day they are to be discussed and should be read BEFORE that class period. All in-class quizzes, reflections, attendance, and participation are included in this requirement. A comprehensive final exam will be given at the end of the course. It will be an essay-based exam, covering all readings, lectures, discussions, and guest presentations during the course. Each student will develop a parent resource guide for parents of a child with a disability. You will provide a brief description of the disability, a list of at least three state/national/local advocacy support organizations, and at least six other resources that could include, articles, Internet sites, specialized programs, pamphlets, etc. No more than 3 of these resources can be online articles. The resource guide must contain all of the above for 2 of the 13 disability categories. The course will divide the disabilities so that the final guide will be comprehensive. Each student will interview four individuals and create a family genogram illustrating the individual’s family relationships. Each document will include as much family history as the interviewee can remember. The interviewee MUST be someone the interviewer does not already know. Each student will conduct at least 5 interviews with parents of students with disability and submit the findings from these interviews in a paper addressing the issues of parent and school relationships. A manuscript from each interview will be turned in through the course.
 * Course Requirements:**
 * 1. Reading Quizzes/Reflections/Participation (20%)**
 * 2. Final Exam (20%)**
 * 3. Parent Resource Guide (10%)**
 * 4. Family Genograms (20%)**
 * 5. Family Interview (30%)**

Discussion topics are not posted under the Discussion tab (see above). Sadly, they are in reverse order. Start with the topic closest to the bottom of the page and work up. My expectation is that you post your own reflection and comment on at least one of your classmates posts. More lengthy discussions with multiple posts will be looked upon with favor.