Amber Gilbert Sped854 Family Interview Reflection
Amber Gilbert Sped854 Family Interview Reflection
Reflection
Purpose:
For this assignment, I had to identify a family member of a student with a disability and
interview them about their experiences in working with educational personnel that provides
special education services to their child. I needed to identify the familys role in collaborating
with the educational personnel, the challenges and successes they have experienced, questions
they might still have about special education services, the supports they needed or wished
theyd had, experiences communicating with educational personnel, and advice to educational
After the interview I had to write a reflection about the insights I learned and any
I chose to interview a family friend that has a son with special needs. The reason I chose to
interview her was because, not only does she have experience dealing with educational
personnel to assure her sons needs, she has also been a general education teacher for the past
twenty-five years. I felt that she would have a unique insight to collaboration from both a
I had prepared some questions based on the assignment guidelines, but as I was talking with
What you learned from this assignment and its contribution to your development as a special
educator.
Overall, my experience with this assignment was very enjoyable. I am glad the person I chose to
interview allowed me so much insight to both sides of a situation. She explained how she felt as
a parent and advocate for her son, who has multiple special needs, and how difficult it was at
When I think back on some of the advice she gave me regarding her experience, it really
opened my eyes to some issues that I may encounter in the future. She reminded me to respect
parents, do my best, and ask for help as an educator when I need it. My biggest take-away from
this assignment was the importance of collaboration in connection with student success.