• What do you think is important for me to know about your child (e.g., specific health problems such as seizures, vision/hearing problems, heart problems, medications)?
• What educational and social goals do you have for your child?

Communication and Adaptations

• What are some strategies you have found useful in working with your child?
• Does your child require special therapy outside of school such as speech/language, occupational/physical, counselling?
• Did your child receive services from the Infant Development Program or attend a special needs preschool?
• Has your child previously received special services within school?

Behaviour

• Could you tell me about your child’s challenges and what this might mean in my classroom?
• What interests, activities or hobbies does your child like doing?
• What causes your child to get overloaded?
• When other children ask about your child’s differences, how do you handle this?
  

• What reports or other information about your child do you feel are important for me to have (e.g., what were you told about your child’s diagnosis of FAS/E; any additional diagnosis, such as NAS, or other syndrome)?
• Is your child able to work independently? For how long?
• In what areas has your child experienced particular success?
• In what areas would you particularly like your child to succeed this year?

Home and School

• Is there further information you feel I should know about the child (e.g., recent changes in child’s life, history of child’s living arrangements if adopted or in foster care)?
• How can we provide a consistent home/school approach in teaching your child?
• Are there any questions you would like to ask me? (Such as my classroom expectations, assignments, materials, activities, assessments of progress, projects, portfolios, or tests)