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Update - Finally Received IEP Copy - Our Request Denied for Writing Accommodations
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 454106" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>What accommodations are you expecting, exactly, when it comes to writing problems?</p><p></p><p>There's two kinds of writing problems (at least) - one is "physical" - the kid can't control the pen/pencil/paper and/or remember how to form the letters consistently, so can't "write" (print, handwrite).</p><p>The other is dysgraphia - a Learning Disability (LD), which is a different story.</p><p>And you can have both.</p><p></p><p>The problem with the first problem is $$. Computers are expensive to buy and to keep running, and invite all sorts of other problems (misuse by the kid, for example). BUT - if the problem is "physical" (or neuromotor or whatever), it is a disability, and they MUST accommodate.</p><p>In some SDs, they won't come up with the computer or the funding... but would allow you to buy your own.</p><p>(there's a whole raft of reasons why its easier to learn to type than it is to learn to write)</p><p>*** and then you have the whole issue of who teaches the typing skills, and document management, and etc., and where and when ***</p><p></p><p>The second problem has to do with difficulties getting stuff in the brain "out". Typing doesn't make this ANY easier. The accommodations are totally different - oral exams, for example, or a highly-trained scribe for all written work. Usually means having a dedicated EA in-class, for a minimum.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 454106, member: 11791"] What accommodations are you expecting, exactly, when it comes to writing problems? There's two kinds of writing problems (at least) - one is "physical" - the kid can't control the pen/pencil/paper and/or remember how to form the letters consistently, so can't "write" (print, handwrite). The other is dysgraphia - a Learning Disability (LD), which is a different story. And you can have both. The problem with the first problem is $$. Computers are expensive to buy and to keep running, and invite all sorts of other problems (misuse by the kid, for example). BUT - if the problem is "physical" (or neuromotor or whatever), it is a disability, and they MUST accommodate. In some SDs, they won't come up with the computer or the funding... but would allow you to buy your own. (there's a whole raft of reasons why its easier to learn to type than it is to learn to write) *** and then you have the whole issue of who teaches the typing skills, and document management, and etc., and where and when *** The second problem has to do with difficulties getting stuff in the brain "out". Typing doesn't make this ANY easier. The accommodations are totally different - oral exams, for example, or a highly-trained scribe for all written work. Usually means having a dedicated EA in-class, for a minimum. [/QUOTE]
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