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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 318795" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Here is to hoping that you can reach an agreement on what difficult child needs and will be provided. Do not hesitate to call and IEP meeting if you think that changes need to be made. YOU are able to call a meeting - just as you are a full member of the IEP team. </p><p></p><p>As for recess, can you suggest that instead of taking recess away they have difficult child walk around the edges of the playground in a big loop for recess or for however many minutes they want to take recess away?</p><p></p><p>Our state legislature decided about 3 years ago that every child MUST have recess. NO child can be kept inside and denied recess. They linked this to the growing weight problems our kids have. Temperatures were even set for when it is too cold or too hot to have recess outside. Inside recess is required to be in the gym or other space where kids can be active.</p><p></p><p>Now our teachers give kids "quiet walks" or "noisy walks" or "walk and talk". Quiet walks mean walking the perimeter and not talking. Noisy walks are walking the perimeter and yelling or shouting all the anger/pent up vocal energy/whatever out. It works very well for students who cannot stop talking in class. Of course the child is not forced to scream or yell after their voice gets tired, no screaming until the voice is gone, but they do have to be louder than an indoor voice.</p><p></p><p>Walk and talk is done before school every day. It is optional at that time, but strongly recommended. Kids who are on early buses or who are dropped off early walk the perimeter of the playground and chat.</p><p></p><p>Walk and talk recess is for kids who chronically chat with each other during class. They must spend recess walking together and chatting it all out. </p><p></p><p>These are strategies that our teachers say IMPROVE the behavior in the classroom. Kids are not as restless, do not have so much energy built up so they can pay attention in class. Chronic chatters work most of it out and do NOT get to chat with other kids than they chat with, so these social butterflies try hard to not get this. They want to talk with everyone, not just the 1 or 2 people they chat with during class.</p><p></p><p>Maybe your teachers can try these, or you can make them part of his IEP. Ironically, these recess consequences started as another parent's battle to keep school from taking recess away from her child. When the legislature banned taking recess away from kids the teachers started to use what was in one child's IEP with many of the kids. </p><p></p><p>ALL parents and faculty have been SHOCKED at how well this works for ALL of the students!</p><p></p><p>Wishing you a good, problem solving conference!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 318795, member: 1233"] Here is to hoping that you can reach an agreement on what difficult child needs and will be provided. Do not hesitate to call and IEP meeting if you think that changes need to be made. YOU are able to call a meeting - just as you are a full member of the IEP team. As for recess, can you suggest that instead of taking recess away they have difficult child walk around the edges of the playground in a big loop for recess or for however many minutes they want to take recess away? Our state legislature decided about 3 years ago that every child MUST have recess. NO child can be kept inside and denied recess. They linked this to the growing weight problems our kids have. Temperatures were even set for when it is too cold or too hot to have recess outside. Inside recess is required to be in the gym or other space where kids can be active. Now our teachers give kids "quiet walks" or "noisy walks" or "walk and talk". Quiet walks mean walking the perimeter and not talking. Noisy walks are walking the perimeter and yelling or shouting all the anger/pent up vocal energy/whatever out. It works very well for students who cannot stop talking in class. Of course the child is not forced to scream or yell after their voice gets tired, no screaming until the voice is gone, but they do have to be louder than an indoor voice. Walk and talk is done before school every day. It is optional at that time, but strongly recommended. Kids who are on early buses or who are dropped off early walk the perimeter of the playground and chat. Walk and talk recess is for kids who chronically chat with each other during class. They must spend recess walking together and chatting it all out. These are strategies that our teachers say IMPROVE the behavior in the classroom. Kids are not as restless, do not have so much energy built up so they can pay attention in class. Chronic chatters work most of it out and do NOT get to chat with other kids than they chat with, so these social butterflies try hard to not get this. They want to talk with everyone, not just the 1 or 2 people they chat with during class. Maybe your teachers can try these, or you can make them part of his IEP. Ironically, these recess consequences started as another parent's battle to keep school from taking recess away from her child. When the legislature banned taking recess away from kids the teachers started to use what was in one child's IEP with many of the kids. ALL parents and faculty have been SHOCKED at how well this works for ALL of the students! Wishing you a good, problem solving conference! [/QUOTE]
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