Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children TPP 016b: Understanding and Navigating the Parent-Teacher Relationship with Becca Wertheim
Sep 26, 2025
Becca Wertheim, a second-grade teacher from Asheville, North Carolina, shares her passion for inclusive education. She discusses how tailored supports help diverse learners thrive in her classroom. Becca emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships with parents and invites them to observe and collaborate on strategies. She offers advice for parents yearning for better communication with teachers and highlights the pivotal role early grades play in identifying learning differences. Open dialogue and teamwork are central to fostering student success.
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Inclusion Classrooms Benefit All Students
- Inclusion classrooms combine students with disabilities and gifted students in the same age-based classroom.
- Becca Wertheim says this model highlights unique gifts while providing needed supports so everyone learns from each other.
Small Class With Assistant Makes A Difference
- Becca currently teaches 20 second graders and often has 4–5 identified learners, roughly a quarter of the class.
- She says having an assistant makes small-group instruction feasible and improves outcomes.
Provide Real Support For Inclusion
- Provide licensed special-education support or additional adults so inclusion can work effectively.
- Becca warns teachers must differentiate constantly and adjust instruction when students don't learn.