In the first post in this series, Cassandra Sines told her story as the parent of two children with behavior disorders. She also shared what she’s learned about how to be proactive parent in the public schools. This post provides descriptions of the first six sections and corresponding downloads for the All About Me notebook Cassandra created.
All About Me Notebook Page Descriptions
Here are short descriptions of the contents of the first five documents:
- Cover Page: Consists of a photograph of a child away from school engaged in an activity he/she enjoys. Include a caption describing what the child is doing.
- Notebook Index: This could also be called the Table of Contents. It lists the titles for each section of the book in order.
- Introduction: This section contains two pages. The first is a memo from Cassandra to the team of educators working with her son. The second is an introduction written from her son’s point of view. His diagnosis is described, along with frequently manifested symptoms, interventions that help control the symptoms and the family living situation.
- Emergency Contacts: Describes behavioral symptoms that constitute an emergency situation followed by numbers listed in order they should be contacted.
- Doctors & Therapists: After a brief introduction, contact information is listed for each doctor and therapist on the child’s team. You could also describe the specialty of each professional and his/her role in treatment.
- Medications: List of all medications, those given during school day and at home. Cassandra also puts informational print outs for each medication in the notebook.
All About Me Notebook Downloads
- Cover Page
- Notebook Index
- Memo to School Staff
- Introduction
- Emergency Contacts
- Doctors and Therapists
- Medications
Is Cassandra’s notebook starting to make sense? Can you see what a proactive tool this kind of notebook could be for your child? If you do, come back in a few days for the final post in this series and the last five descriptions and downloads Cassandra uses in her child’s notebook.
How to Be a Proactive Parent at School, Part 1
How to Be a Proactive Parent at School: Part 3
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