Guest guest Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 ,if you want it provided by a certified teacher, then you have to have it written in the ARD agreement. If things that you want are not expressly written in there, then they do not have to legally provide it and then the aide providing instruction under the direction of a certified teacher is legal unless you state otherwise. If you want this, then you call a meeting and get it written into the ARD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 Be careful with modifying. If you modify too much they will likely put him in resource. Modification should only be things like half the math problems but all of the content. Modification should be stamina related not intelligence related. As for the aide I have found trained aides to be equally as effective many times than someone with a degree in special education specifically. Having a degree is a must but I've had many wonderful tutors and aides over the years with degrees in math or psychology or speech etc... Some basic training in behavior is typical for schools to do and everyone has to go through restraint training. Aside from that it's a bit of a gray area. If you are on good terms with the school you can offer to do the training in your home with your child or work with them to see if they will bring in a consultant if they don't have one. The one to one instruction can be worked into to the day as kind of a study lab or the child can go to the class for the information then do the homework in a quieter setting (which would be one to one). We use the principles of RPM and some ABA although the ABA now is mostly to remind about first and then for behaviors which thankfully now are few. Trina My son has an aide. This is her first year as an aide. What is the school required to do/provide for the aide in regard to training?Also, ds's IEP states that he needs " direct, intensive, individualized instruction " . So, is it required that that be provided by a liscensed teacher, or is it sufficient that it be provided by a fresh-off-the-street aide? He IS in regular, mainstream classes, but I'm wondering what % of time he has access to " direct, intensive, individualized instruction " by an actual teacher. Is it appropriate for the aide to do the modifying of his work and tests? Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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