Re: preparing for IEP

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/24/2004 9:05:49 PM Pacific Standard Time,

srkearns@... writes:

I would appreciate any guidance or suggestions.

It sounds to me like you need someone who knows what ci kids can and should

be doing at 's stage to evaluate his progress and help come up with

appropriate goals. You may find that the goals turn out to be higher than the

ones

the district is using and then the goals would not be able to be met with the

group speech that incorporates sign language that he is getting right now, or

with staff who are not experienced with hearing loss. If your team is goal

oriented, then to me, having higher goals for them to meet is the way to get

them

to tweak things a bit. I don't know where you can get someone to do that for

you though. Does anyone else?

~Rhonda~

Mom to Audrey, 7, hearing & Neal, 4, CII 6-11-02

[Guest guest]

You should contact your cochlear implant center and find out if they have an

educational consultant on staff or if they can refer you to one. This seems

to be the trend at NY centers, so I'm betting that other centers around the

country have them or may soon. This person should be written into your IEP,

whether it is once a week or once a month. They can certainly help with the

writing of goals and objectives for the IEP and should be continually

observing your child and working with the school staff and your child's

team to ensure that your child is getting what he/she needs. I attended a

workshop on IEPs for deaf and hoh children recently and this was brought up.

It seemed to me that the educational consultant tends to do some of what the

teacher of the deaf. Perhaps someone on the list can better explain the

difference between the two? We have a " mainstream coordinator " come in from

the Moog School twice a year. Her job is to observe my daughter and make

recommendations to the teachers as well as participate in the writing of

appropriate goals and attending the IEP meeting.

Hope this is helpful,

a

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[Guest guest]

You should contact your cochlear implant center and find out if they have an

educational consultant on staff or if they can refer you to one. This seems

to be the trend at NY centers, so I'm betting that other centers around the

country have them or may soon. This person should be written into your IEP,

whether it is once a week or once a month. They can certainly help with the

writing of goals and objectives for the IEP and should be continually

observing your child and working with the school staff and your child's

team to ensure that your child is getting what he/she needs. I attended a

workshop on IEPs for deaf and hoh children recently and this was brought up.

It seemed to me that the educational consultant tends to do some of what the

teacher of the deaf. Perhaps someone on the list can better explain the

difference between the two? We have a " mainstream coordinator " come in from

the Moog School twice a year. Her job is to observe my daughter and make

recommendations to the teachers as well as participate in the writing of

appropriate goals and attending the IEP meeting.

Hope this is helpful,

a

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

a Rosenthal, Publisher and Speaker

HearingExchange

Join us for live chats Monday-Thursday 9pm Eastern at

http://www.hearingexchange.com/chat.html

[Guest guest]

You should contact your cochlear implant center and find out if they have an

educational consultant on staff or if they can refer you to one. This seems

to be the trend at NY centers, so I'm betting that other centers around the

country have them or may soon. This person should be written into your IEP,

whether it is once a week or once a month. They can certainly help with the

writing of goals and objectives for the IEP and should be continually

observing your child and working with the school staff and your child's

team to ensure that your child is getting what he/she needs. I attended a

workshop on IEPs for deaf and hoh children recently and this was brought up.

It seemed to me that the educational consultant tends to do some of what the

teacher of the deaf. Perhaps someone on the list can better explain the

difference between the two? We have a " mainstream coordinator " come in from

the Moog School twice a year. Her job is to observe my daughter and make

recommendations to the teachers as well as participate in the writing of

appropriate goals and attending the IEP meeting.

Hope this is helpful,

a

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

a Rosenthal, Publisher and Speaker

HearingExchange

Join us for live chats Monday-Thursday 9pm Eastern at

http://www.hearingexchange.com/chat.html