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I Feel as Though My Child Has Been "Left Behind"...
I am a special education teacher in the Putnam City School District. I also have children in the district. I have my girls at one elementary school and my ...
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- K., Everyone has been giving you GREAT advice. If you need a private tutor, I do tutoring on the side on occasion. I started off as a teacher and then I taught at K...
- Hello!... I am a special education teacher in the Putnam City School District. I also have children in the district. I have my girls at one elementary school and my...
- Dear K., I have a M.Ed., and I have been an educator for five years. I am working towards my PhD in Education. I am telling you this to explain that I am qualified ...
What Testing Are Public School Required to Do??
Many people many offer advice based on the way special education used to do things, but the new law completely changed how schools do things for learning ...
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- J., The school district is not required to diagnose your child. Depending on where you live, your district might offer basic diagnostic services. I strongly recomme...
- I've never known a school who didn't cooperate with ADD testing---which in my experience is nothing more than the Conner questionnaire. The teachers and the parents w...
- The school cannot test the child for ADHD. They can do a screening to see if the child has any of the signs of ADHD, but they cannot give a diagnosis. This has to be...
Difficulty in School - Way Below Grade Level
Oct 1, 2009 ... School districts typically provide testing.Make an appoinment with the special education director in the school district. The child may have an un diagnosed ...
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- Have her threaten due process and demand an IEP (individualized education plan). If he is struggling he could get services for math, reading, a social worker.....more ...
- Good Morning, I ran into a similar situation with my kids. I have twins--boy/girl-who are in 3rd. grade. I recently transferred them from a private Christian Schoo...
- Some of the key words that she can use to talk to them are: Child Study team (this is a team of teacher, social worker, special ed teachers etc that discuss kids t...
Unmotivated 12 Year Old
The basic school day in so many ways does not suit him, and yet he loves to learn. At our request, my son was evaluated for special education at the start ...
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- Have you looked into having an special education evaluation done? Your son sounds like what my son would be if he hadn't gotten special education qualified. Writing ...
- I am confused. You said this was about your son who was an unmotivated 12 year old. In your bio, you said you have a 9 year old son and an 8 year old daughter.... ...
- The two pieces of advice are excellent. You would be wise to follow them as soon as possible. Request he have a comprehensive evaluation by the school district. Fol...
What Is the Real Meaning of PDD.
Depending on your schools Special Education classes will you get some decent help. I would seek out an outer source of help. Ask her doctor who they may ...
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- K., I have no experience with PDD but here's a link with a good deal of useful information: http://www.med.yale.edu/chldstdy/autism/pddinfo.html Wishing you all ...
- i dont know a whole lot but my daughter was diagnosed with pdd-nos last year i do know it is a form of autism but i you go to wikipedia.com and type pdd in it gives yo...
- It is not so much the difference in opinion as the enormity of symptoms that fit under this umbrella. Is your daughter receiving special education assistance at school...
12Yo Having Problems in English and Latley Math
E., who told you that your son is not qualified for special education services? The school, who doesn't want to be bothered with the effort? ...
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- This only addresses one of the issues, but for note taking, will his teachers let him use a recorder? That's what I used for college in addition to taking notes. Som...
- Martha's right: the school's likely not to tell you if your son qualifies for special services. From their point of view, it's volunteering for more work. You have to ...
- E., who told you that your son is not qualified for special education services? The school, who doesn't want to be bothered with the effort? If your son has a recogn...
Autism
She does attend a special ed school in Hesperia so at least I know she's getting some form of education. I'm just afraid with the budget cuts she won't get ...
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- L., I am a Special Education Teacher in Vista. Have you heard of the group for parents of children with austim called P.A.C.E.S.? They meet the second Wednesday of ...
- The San Diego Chapter of the Autism Society of America website (www.sd-autism.org) has many resources to help parents, including listings of support groups around San ...
- Hi L., I don't have a child with autism, but I work daily with kids/adults who have severe autism. So, although I don't have the 24 hour a day issues, I have learned ...
13 Yr Girl with Bad Eye Sight Needing Help with Organization in School.
I have worked in special education (I'm a speech pathologist) for the last 10 yrs. in several different school districts around Oregon. ...
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- I remember how hard it was to focus on school work when I started jr. High. I can imagine it is nearly impossable for your daughter. She may have an easier time if s...
- Hello, first off let me say your daughter does not have to have a "learning disabilities" to qualify for for aid threw an IEP her physical disability alone makes her q...
- Another option....pull her out of public school and homeschool her. Maybe being home and being able to work at a slower pace to be able to gather her thoughts and work...
Auditory Processing Disorder
Jul 2, 2009 ... I used to be a special education teacher. In our school we used a software called "earobics" to help kids with auditory processing ...
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- Dear RS, I have 2 boys, not twins, and my oldest had auditory processing delays that we did not address until he was 9 (prior to 3rd grade, he was doing well in schoo...
- There is something called Integrated Listening Systems (try googling it and you can read about it on their website) which is based on the Tomatis method. My daughter i...
- I used to be a special education teacher. In our school we used a software called "earobics" to help kids with auditory processing difficulties. The kids thought it ...
Private School or Public School...Which One Is Better?
Also these programs have opportunities for group outings for education, ... school culture, catering to special needs, religious affiliation, cost, etc. ...
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- T., Follow your heart on this one because you don't want to look back and think you've made a hugh mistake. I suggest you and your family sit down and list what is...
- I substituted and also taught in the public schools in Paramount, Lakewood, and Bellflower. I find the teachers are usually good, but the students do not have parent ...
- (i teach at a private school) it really depends on ALOT of things. first and foremost, wherever you place your child(ren), you must be their advocate. i would defin...
