Stella Johnson
Active Member
Today was teacher conference day. difficult child got her report card last week. She is barely passing social studies and science. (modified versions of both) difficult child is shutting down and refusing to work. I know why she's doing it. She's completely lost. She can't read well enough to understand so all she is required to do is copy what is on the board. She's learning nothing.
Teacher said the biggest problem they have with difficult child is that she is not prepared for class, her organization skills are very bad. She's losing her notebooks and no one knows where they are. I've looked all over the house. I check her backpack every day. I have no clue where this stuff is going. Her desk is a mess as well.
They don't have books anymore here in Texas thanks to the last couple of morons we have had for governors. The kids copy everything off the board or have copies of books. difficult child's notebooks are sad. She's lost. Her organization is horrible. She writes on one page, skips 50 pages, draws pictures, copies pieces of what she sees but none of it makes any sense.
She is forced to take the stupid state wide Science test this year even though she has no clue what is going on. It will be modified, they can read it to her. Whoopiee! Theres no way she will pass and her teachers know this.
Socially she is doing fine now. That isn't much of an issue. She's just more immature than her peers.
I think she would do better if she had an aid while in regular ed. Some of the kids help her in class but they can't help all the time, they have to learn too. The teacher has lots of other kids to worry about so again difficult child isn't getting enough.
I guess I am going to have to call another IEP. She needs more than she is getting. :crying:
Steph
Teacher said the biggest problem they have with difficult child is that she is not prepared for class, her organization skills are very bad. She's losing her notebooks and no one knows where they are. I've looked all over the house. I check her backpack every day. I have no clue where this stuff is going. Her desk is a mess as well.
They don't have books anymore here in Texas thanks to the last couple of morons we have had for governors. The kids copy everything off the board or have copies of books. difficult child's notebooks are sad. She's lost. Her organization is horrible. She writes on one page, skips 50 pages, draws pictures, copies pieces of what she sees but none of it makes any sense.
She is forced to take the stupid state wide Science test this year even though she has no clue what is going on. It will be modified, they can read it to her. Whoopiee! Theres no way she will pass and her teachers know this.
Socially she is doing fine now. That isn't much of an issue. She's just more immature than her peers.
I think she would do better if she had an aid while in regular ed. Some of the kids help her in class but they can't help all the time, they have to learn too. The teacher has lots of other kids to worry about so again difficult child isn't getting enough.
I guess I am going to have to call another IEP. She needs more than she is getting. :crying:
Steph