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No "no meltdown monday" for us...unbelievable how much the SD is undermining difficult child 2
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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 355819" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Sweetie, don't stick a fork in YOUR eye. You will get blood and ick on that nice new top. Stick it in the spEd's eye. </p><p></p><p>SOOO much easier on the dry cleaning bill.</p><p></p><p>Is she on an IEP? Are these things in her IEP? If they are in her IEP I would take the assignments to school and tell her that you will be modifying them so that she just writes the correct word. Or that they MUST do this. </p><p></p><p>Can you ask the sped to let her keep a book or quiet manipulative at her desk to read/draw on/mess with if she must wait for the class to catch up? This should be the heart of sped. ESP during practice for a state test. I can see not having them during the actual test, but not on the practice. At least as long as she isn't bothering others.</p><p></p><p>If she has no IEP then you need to get one (sounds like she has one). If they don't want to follow through with decreasing the handwriting requirements, see about adding dysgraphia to her diagnosis list. It is dyslexia for handwriting (very simplistically stated) and can be the reason for further assistance.</p><p></p><p>Also, have you heard of an alphasmart? It is a super-durable computer that the child can do homework, classwork, notetaking, etc... in. Being able to type rather than to write made a HUGE difference for Wiz. He couldn't "type" but even his hunt and peck typing was better than the handwriting. These can be dropped, etc... and still usually work. You can have this put into her IEP as technical aid or assistance. School should have some or pay for one. If you want to and can avoid the red tape and budget whining, they might let you pay for one for difficult child to take to school and use. I have even seen used ones on Ebay. This would help her in many ways. </p><p></p><p>I would also take her assignments to the principal and ask exactly why it was not modified for her if the teacher doesn't have a satisfactory answer, apology (if needed) and doesn't change things. Just DON"T let them tell her that for all future assignments she can just write the word/answer/whatever regardless of the instructions to the class. They should NOT be teaching her to make her own modifications - it will lead to big trouble for her if she doesn't modify things exactly as the teacher would have wanted. difficult children are not ready for that responsibility. We first heard that hogwash for Wiz in 2nd grade. No matter what he did they were unhappy with it. Even if he did the assignment the way the rest of the class did!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 355819, member: 1233"] Sweetie, don't stick a fork in YOUR eye. You will get blood and ick on that nice new top. Stick it in the spEd's eye. SOOO much easier on the dry cleaning bill. Is she on an IEP? Are these things in her IEP? If they are in her IEP I would take the assignments to school and tell her that you will be modifying them so that she just writes the correct word. Or that they MUST do this. Can you ask the sped to let her keep a book or quiet manipulative at her desk to read/draw on/mess with if she must wait for the class to catch up? This should be the heart of sped. ESP during practice for a state test. I can see not having them during the actual test, but not on the practice. At least as long as she isn't bothering others. If she has no IEP then you need to get one (sounds like she has one). If they don't want to follow through with decreasing the handwriting requirements, see about adding dysgraphia to her diagnosis list. It is dyslexia for handwriting (very simplistically stated) and can be the reason for further assistance. Also, have you heard of an alphasmart? It is a super-durable computer that the child can do homework, classwork, notetaking, etc... in. Being able to type rather than to write made a HUGE difference for Wiz. He couldn't "type" but even his hunt and peck typing was better than the handwriting. These can be dropped, etc... and still usually work. You can have this put into her IEP as technical aid or assistance. School should have some or pay for one. If you want to and can avoid the red tape and budget whining, they might let you pay for one for difficult child to take to school and use. I have even seen used ones on Ebay. This would help her in many ways. I would also take her assignments to the principal and ask exactly why it was not modified for her if the teacher doesn't have a satisfactory answer, apology (if needed) and doesn't change things. Just DON"T let them tell her that for all future assignments she can just write the word/answer/whatever regardless of the instructions to the class. They should NOT be teaching her to make her own modifications - it will lead to big trouble for her if she doesn't modify things exactly as the teacher would have wanted. difficult children are not ready for that responsibility. We first heard that hogwash for Wiz in 2nd grade. No matter what he did they were unhappy with it. Even if he did the assignment the way the rest of the class did! [/QUOTE]
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