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<blockquote data-quote="Pookybear66" data-source="post: 248103" data-attributes="member: 5957"><p>Thank you all for your support. It seems I know the right thing to do but getting the dumb-**s reading teacher to agree with me is almost as much a struggle as getting my ds to learn the material. He is already in a modified sp program. He receives support through his Special Education/reading teacher (the aforementioned d**s). He only does 10 words so the quantity is not a problem. He does not do well with remembering the conventions for spelling or reading. His reading however, is improving. The teacher says his sp is improving too though I don't see it. This is her (edited) response to me:</p><p>Thank you for your email. The purpose of the pretest is to see what students know. It is not an expectation that students already know the patterns. We practice the pattern with various activities throughout the week. </p><p>I can certainly work on first grade spelling patterns while continuing with the modified third grade spelling program. I believe we are meeting his needs with the current program.</p><p></p><p>This is basically what she always says that they are "meeting his needs". I DON"T GET IT! HOW ARE THEY MEETING HIS NEEDS IF HE'S NOT LEARNING THE STUFF??</p><p></p><p>His IEP says he is to recieve extra small group instruction in reading/spelling with emphasis on decoding. Reteaching as necessary to achieve 80&#37; on spelling tests. So (OMG) it does not say that he needs explicit phonics instruction. I guess I need to change that!</p><p>OK, next question, if my review is up in April, can I convene a meeting to change the IEP now or will that screw things up for changing it next year. Can you only change them once a year or whenever you like?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pookybear66, post: 248103, member: 5957"] Thank you all for your support. It seems I know the right thing to do but getting the dumb-**s reading teacher to agree with me is almost as much a struggle as getting my ds to learn the material. He is already in a modified sp program. He receives support through his Special Education/reading teacher (the aforementioned d**s). He only does 10 words so the quantity is not a problem. He does not do well with remembering the conventions for spelling or reading. His reading however, is improving. The teacher says his sp is improving too though I don't see it. This is her (edited) response to me: Thank you for your email. The purpose of the pretest is to see what students know. It is not an expectation that students already know the patterns. We practice the pattern with various activities throughout the week. I can certainly work on first grade spelling patterns while continuing with the modified third grade spelling program. I believe we are meeting his needs with the current program. This is basically what she always says that they are "meeting his needs". I DON"T GET IT! HOW ARE THEY MEETING HIS NEEDS IF HE'S NOT LEARNING THE STUFF?? His IEP says he is to recieve extra small group instruction in reading/spelling with emphasis on decoding. Reteaching as necessary to achieve 80% on spelling tests. So (OMG) it does not say that he needs explicit phonics instruction. I guess I need to change that! OK, next question, if my review is up in April, can I convene a meeting to change the IEP now or will that screw things up for changing it next year. Can you only change them once a year or whenever you like? [/QUOTE]
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