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4.7.6 Parent Advocacy Strategies for Accessing School-Based Gifted and Special Education Services
Twice-exceptional (2e) students are significantly underrepresented in programs for both the gifted and those with disabilities (US Office of Civil Rights, 2007). Yet, there are various empirically supported strategies at five different phases of high-potential and special-needs services that can help parents to attain those services. This session covers these strategies: child-find, assessment, planning, instructional, and transitional processes in both gifted and special education. Attendees will add advocacy approaches that they themselves have found helpful.
Author(s):
Terence Friedrichs
tpfriedrichs56@gmail.com
Friedrichs Education
United States
Dr. Friedrichs has served for 40 years as assesser, teacher, and educational and legislative advocate to twice-exceptional (2e) students at the K-Graduate level. He has taught most subjects at all grade levels, to K-12 gifted youth with primary learning, attentional, emotional, and health disabilities and with secondary vision, hearing, and mobility challenges. He has also taught parents how to advocate for remedial and advanced services for 2e students with each disability in each subject. He also advocated for the reinstated Javits Act and for two successful gifted-funding bills in Minnesota’s Legislature. Terry authored Characteristics of Gifted Students with Disabilities (Prufrock).