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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 227130" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>I agree, it's really difficult when you get asked, "What do you want us to have in place for difficult child?" and you just can't think.</p><p></p><p>We've just been there for difficult child 3; in the last couple of weeks before Christmas, we had a couple of IEP meetings for difficult child 3, to work out what modifications to make for him. They can only modify his schoolwork, because he already works from home. And I don't really know what sort of modifications they CAN make, so I've had to rely on advice from the Special Education teacher in this. It's been a work in progress, but as some adjustments are made, other ideas become more obvious.</p><p></p><p>It does sound like a lot of good things are starting to come together.</p><p></p><p>A suggestion for future reference - we found we kept losing or misplacing original reports from specialists, so husband scanned them and they're in the computer as PDF files. They're too big to email to anyone, but when we need to, we simply print more copies. Previously we'd take them to get them photocopied and often they would not get back into the files when they should have. This way, the originals stay in the files and the copies get printed as needed. I can get notice of a meeting and head straight in to the printer and get it going while I go get dressed, have breakfast, get the car out... when I get back to grab my mobile phone, I just grab the sheaf of papers from the printer and head out.</p><p></p><p>It makes us seem much more efficient than we often are!</p><p></p><p>The other really important thing that helped us a lot - a Communication book which I used to type on the computer and print out to paste in the book. This way, it also doubled as a diary - also really important. When we went to IEP meetings or to see the specialist, the Communication Book came too. And those books now stand as a really useful record of interactions between school and home, as relevant to difficult child 3. Highly revealing.</p><p></p><p>When we were transferring difficult child 3 from the local school to the highway school, I took the Communication Book mainly to show them what I wanted in terms of ongoing communication. The principal and class teacher (also deputy principal) were leafing through the book. One of them saw something that interested him and surreptitiously passed it over for the other. I wasn't meant to see it, nor their reaction, but the raised eyebrows and pursed lips told me volumes - I checked the section of the book later, and they were reacting to the response from the class teacher at the local school which I had considered inappropriate; it had been a report of an incident which I had felt had been handled badly by the school. They didn't say anything to me, except to reassure me that they would keep a close eye on difficult child 3 and do their best to help him feel safe. That also spoke volumes to me, on what they had seen in past entries in the Communication Book.</p><p></p><p>A very useful thing.</p><p></p><p>You're doing brilliantly, Shari. All your effort will be worth it.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 227130, member: 1991"] I agree, it's really difficult when you get asked, "What do you want us to have in place for difficult child?" and you just can't think. We've just been there for difficult child 3; in the last couple of weeks before Christmas, we had a couple of IEP meetings for difficult child 3, to work out what modifications to make for him. They can only modify his schoolwork, because he already works from home. And I don't really know what sort of modifications they CAN make, so I've had to rely on advice from the Special Education teacher in this. It's been a work in progress, but as some adjustments are made, other ideas become more obvious. It does sound like a lot of good things are starting to come together. A suggestion for future reference - we found we kept losing or misplacing original reports from specialists, so husband scanned them and they're in the computer as PDF files. They're too big to email to anyone, but when we need to, we simply print more copies. Previously we'd take them to get them photocopied and often they would not get back into the files when they should have. This way, the originals stay in the files and the copies get printed as needed. I can get notice of a meeting and head straight in to the printer and get it going while I go get dressed, have breakfast, get the car out... when I get back to grab my mobile phone, I just grab the sheaf of papers from the printer and head out. It makes us seem much more efficient than we often are! The other really important thing that helped us a lot - a Communication book which I used to type on the computer and print out to paste in the book. This way, it also doubled as a diary - also really important. When we went to IEP meetings or to see the specialist, the Communication Book came too. And those books now stand as a really useful record of interactions between school and home, as relevant to difficult child 3. Highly revealing. When we were transferring difficult child 3 from the local school to the highway school, I took the Communication Book mainly to show them what I wanted in terms of ongoing communication. The principal and class teacher (also deputy principal) were leafing through the book. One of them saw something that interested him and surreptitiously passed it over for the other. I wasn't meant to see it, nor their reaction, but the raised eyebrows and pursed lips told me volumes - I checked the section of the book later, and they were reacting to the response from the class teacher at the local school which I had considered inappropriate; it had been a report of an incident which I had felt had been handled badly by the school. They didn't say anything to me, except to reassure me that they would keep a close eye on difficult child 3 and do their best to help him feel safe. That also spoke volumes to me, on what they had seen in past entries in the Communication Book. A very useful thing. You're doing brilliantly, Shari. All your effort will be worth it. Marg [/QUOTE]
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