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<blockquote data-quote="allhaileris" data-source="post: 263371" data-attributes="member: 5663"><p>Thank you all for your responses, it really helps to see everybody's experiences, for the good and bad.</p><p> </p><p>We went down and spoke to her teacher yesterday and I didn't completely blow up <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> There were three main points the teacher brought up. 1. Her reading is at the beginning of 1st grade, but admitted that she was doing much better so it's not a huge issue. She's made huge leaps in only the past couple weeks. 2. The teacher thinks she would click better with kids a year younger, but it seemed like it was just thrown out there to help aide her in getting us to hold her back. As if it were not really an issue, but only slightly. I think if she's on the spectrum, then she's going to have issues socially her whole life whether it's with kids her age or a year younger. and... </p><p> </p><p>3. Her math is horrible, but we're not sure if it's refusal to do the work or just not getting it. I ask many times why it had taken this long to address the issue and I got a weird "because she's done so well the past couple of weeks" (???). It pretty much came down to she needs a different way to learn this, and the teacher is mandated to teach a certain way (thanks cruddy No Child Left Behind) so they have to exhaust the mandated way. Our short term solution is to get a tutor. Given the cost of tutor in our area ranges from $30-55, the teacher suggested calling the high school because they have to complete community service before they graduate and that a kid my DDs age would really look up to a HS kid. Voila - cheap solution that might work a little! The teacher is also going to have the therapist work on the "touch" technique to teach math. Apparently I've been doign this my whole life and didn't know it was a method. But if it works for me it might work better for her. It's more visual.</p><p> </p><p>The can't legally hold her back unless we request it. Apparently she wasn't even supposed to suggest it. So it's all up to us. I'd rather not hold her back mostly for self-esteem issues. I think it would hurt her a lot and since really it only seems to be math that she's that far behind in. And if we work really hard, she can catch up with tutoring and summer work. But we're in a wait and see hold right now since we have two more months to go of school. </p><p> </p><p>I did express my anger with the way it was handled, and how I've been given no options at this late point. The whole thing *****!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="allhaileris, post: 263371, member: 5663"] Thank you all for your responses, it really helps to see everybody's experiences, for the good and bad. We went down and spoke to her teacher yesterday and I didn't completely blow up :) There were three main points the teacher brought up. 1. Her reading is at the beginning of 1st grade, but admitted that she was doing much better so it's not a huge issue. She's made huge leaps in only the past couple weeks. 2. The teacher thinks she would click better with kids a year younger, but it seemed like it was just thrown out there to help aide her in getting us to hold her back. As if it were not really an issue, but only slightly. I think if she's on the spectrum, then she's going to have issues socially her whole life whether it's with kids her age or a year younger. and... 3. Her math is horrible, but we're not sure if it's refusal to do the work or just not getting it. I ask many times why it had taken this long to address the issue and I got a weird "because she's done so well the past couple of weeks" (???). It pretty much came down to she needs a different way to learn this, and the teacher is mandated to teach a certain way (thanks cruddy No Child Left Behind) so they have to exhaust the mandated way. Our short term solution is to get a tutor. Given the cost of tutor in our area ranges from $30-55, the teacher suggested calling the high school because they have to complete community service before they graduate and that a kid my DDs age would really look up to a HS kid. Voila - cheap solution that might work a little! The teacher is also going to have the therapist work on the "touch" technique to teach math. Apparently I've been doign this my whole life and didn't know it was a method. But if it works for me it might work better for her. It's more visual. The can't legally hold her back unless we request it. Apparently she wasn't even supposed to suggest it. So it's all up to us. I'd rather not hold her back mostly for self-esteem issues. I think it would hurt her a lot and since really it only seems to be math that she's that far behind in. And if we work really hard, she can catch up with tutoring and summer work. But we're in a wait and see hold right now since we have two more months to go of school. I did express my anger with the way it was handled, and how I've been given no options at this late point. The whole thing *****! [/QUOTE]
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