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Have our IEP results now what?
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<blockquote data-quote="JJJ" data-source="post: 500969" data-attributes="member: 1169"><p>Ok, now I understand your question. There aren't any "automatic" things that she qualifies for because she has an IEP. </p><p></p><p>It is great that you are working with her at home. A lot of repetition of instruction and just doing the task every day is going to help her so much. </p><p></p><p>How does she feel about being in the regular ed classes? My kiddos HATED IT. They felt dumb and constantly confused. They knew that the other kids were "getting it" when they weren't even sure what "it" was. Eeyore now does 30-40% of his day in regular ed and the rest in Special Education doing regular ed work. Tigger just started a regular ed class last week (except for gym, it is his first reg ed class in over 4 years). The Special Education classes are better designed to focus on a child's learning problems, do directed reading instruction, etc. If your daughter continues to struggle despite the aide and the extra work that you are doing, you may want to call an IEP meeting to dicuss giving her some time in a special education room (maybe just for math and reading?). </p><p></p><p>If that IQ is accuarte, she will likely always struggle academically. But it is "high enough" that she should be able to learn to read and do arithmatic. One thing to keep in mind is finding that balance between getting the best academic development and (when she is older) the right vocational training. Of course, her ADHD and working memory issues may have caused that IQ score to be artifically low. The school is required to re-evaluate every 3 years. If she gets some strong support over the next 3 years, I would insist that they retest her IQ at that time, you may see that number go up. (Tigger had an IQ score lower than felt right; it has now been 3 years and they will be retesting him in the Spring. I know it is just a number but it hurt to hear the low score and I'm hoping so badly that it has gone up.) The professionals used to think IQ was static but more recent data has shown that IQ can fluctuate based on lots of things -- untreated learning disabilities and mental illness being the two biggies.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JJJ, post: 500969, member: 1169"] Ok, now I understand your question. There aren't any "automatic" things that she qualifies for because she has an IEP. It is great that you are working with her at home. A lot of repetition of instruction and just doing the task every day is going to help her so much. How does she feel about being in the regular ed classes? My kiddos HATED IT. They felt dumb and constantly confused. They knew that the other kids were "getting it" when they weren't even sure what "it" was. Eeyore now does 30-40% of his day in regular ed and the rest in Special Education doing regular ed work. Tigger just started a regular ed class last week (except for gym, it is his first reg ed class in over 4 years). The Special Education classes are better designed to focus on a child's learning problems, do directed reading instruction, etc. If your daughter continues to struggle despite the aide and the extra work that you are doing, you may want to call an IEP meeting to dicuss giving her some time in a special education room (maybe just for math and reading?). If that IQ is accuarte, she will likely always struggle academically. But it is "high enough" that she should be able to learn to read and do arithmatic. One thing to keep in mind is finding that balance between getting the best academic development and (when she is older) the right vocational training. Of course, her ADHD and working memory issues may have caused that IQ score to be artifically low. The school is required to re-evaluate every 3 years. If she gets some strong support over the next 3 years, I would insist that they retest her IQ at that time, you may see that number go up. (Tigger had an IQ score lower than felt right; it has now been 3 years and they will be retesting him in the Spring. I know it is just a number but it hurt to hear the low score and I'm hoping so badly that it has gone up.) The professionals used to think IQ was static but more recent data has shown that IQ can fluctuate based on lots of things -- untreated learning disabilities and mental illness being the two biggies. [/QUOTE]
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