Families+with+Foster+Children


 * Families with Foster Children**

It is the most important for teachers to be supportive of a foster student. They need to be understanding of the child. Foster children are bounced around a lot and it is up to the teacher to be their support system. It is up to the teachers to make sure the foster child does not fall through the cracks. If the teacher suspects the student needs special services the student needs to be tested and helped as soon as possible.
 * Foster Care Children and Teachers **

Frequently the education needs nor current schooling situations of a child is taken into consideration when placing a child in foster care. While moving a child from a dangerous home life is a positive thing, they are also being taken away from important and influential people in their live. These people include teachers and friends. Catching up students who bounce from one school to the next is a very tricky process. Foster children are often overlooked for special education services because of many transfers of records and many school districts they have attended. On average there is no school district or type of school that does a constant job of providing a smooth transition for foster children. Parents are the reason many foster children are given special services (this needs to change). All in all children who are in the foster education system do not feel like they are given the best education they deserve.
 * Foster Care and Schools**

- Find an adult that has been through the foster care system to be their 'study buddy' - Hire a special liason between foster child and the school system - More funding - Therapy counseling - Testing/evaluation - Vouchers for private school -Transitional tutors - Better Planning of Long Term Goals - Foster Care Support Groups
 * Tips for Teachers in Helping a Foster Child**

Teachers need to keep in mind although the foster parents are not the child's 'real' parents they are their guardian and need to be treated that way. Having a positive attitude towards the the child's guardian the foster child will also.
 * Foster Parents and Teachers**

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 * Resource:**

Care & Commitment: Foster Parent Adoption Decisions by William Meezan, Joan F Shireman Child Maltreatment: Theory and Research on the Causes and Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect by Dante Cicchetti, Vicki Carlson A Guide to Foster Parenting: Everything But the Kids - by Mary Ann Goodearle, Mary Ann Goodearle MS
 * Books available for teaching foster children:**