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Other Parents Are Unable: Still other parents are unable to face the fact that they have a handicapped child. They insist that nothing is wrong with him. They seize upon even' slight indication of progress as evidence that the child is normal.
These attitudes are so deeply rooted in the personality of the parents that one can do little for the child without, at the same time, working with the parents. In the presence of an experienced and sympathetic listener, parents feel free to reveal and discuss their real feelings. Gradually they gain a new orientation toward family relations and appreciate the place of the exceptional child in the family structure. Kirk, Karnes, and Kirk (64, 1955) have written a sound, practical guide for the parents of a retarded child.
Encourage parents to comment, of course, but don't forget that some people have difficulty in committing themselves to the written word, and a few parents will be unable to write, or write in English, at all. So it should be made clear that if only the number of pages read, or the length of time spent, is recorded, that in itself is a comment, and a helpful one. Where you know that parents are able to write, but seem to need encouragement to commit themselves to paper, try asking a direct question on the card: 'I think there has been an improvement in the last two weeks - what do you think?' and let the child know what you lave written, saying how interested you will be in the answer. Mways, of course, tell the child what you have written where 'ou believe the parent cannot read, or cannot read English.
You may find this confession made more frequently than you might expect (though perhaps not in the open meeting itself), because parents can see a real point in admitting to being unable to read when it looks as if that could put their own children at a disadvantage.
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