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Teacher Credentials: Can I Request Them Without Insulting a Teacher?

05/15/09by slaw

I’m concerned about the level of experience the special ed teacher has with implementing my child’s reading program. She is in the 4th grade and will start the Reading Mastery/REACH program at her school. My daughter is a bright dyslexic, socially well adjusted. She is a hard worker with a great attitude.

I asked the school for her qualifications and they told me they were not required to provide that information.

If your child attends a school that receives Title I funds, you are entitled to information about the teacher’s qualifications…Read this article about a parent’s right to know:http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/nclb.parent.right.know.htm

Last year this teacher taught her (using mood Bell) in a pull-out class and she made zero progress, she regressed.

She continues to read 2 years below her grade level and had made no progress in these specialized reading programs.

I wonder if this teacher has appropriate/adequate training in this area. Can I ask that? Will the teacher be insulted?

This article about criteria for remedial reading programs may help:

http://www.wrightslaw.com/heath/read.remed.criteria.htm

If your child regressed when she was being tutored by a person who is certified in mood Bell tutoring, I wonder if the teacher was implementing the program as it is intended to be implemented, or if she has sufficient training.