1st - Thank you, 2nd - Alphasmart question

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First off, thank you to everyone who participates in this group. We

had an IEP meeting for my son today, and some of the things I have

read here helped. The people at my son's school are great, but at one

point I started getting the " it all depends on funding " line. If I

hadn't read about " least restrictive environment " and what the

school's legal obligations are, I might have just accepted what they

were suggesting. Fortunately, it didn't get nasty (they really are

great) but I was able to be firm in what I needed armed with the

knowledge I gained here. So a big THANK YOU to everyone that

continues to post.

On a secondary note, due to my son's writing difficulties, they are

proposing the use of a an " Alphasmart " device next year. Does anyone

have any comments, good or bad, on it? Is it just one more thing to

distract him, or does it really help?

Thanks again,

Thad