DS with an IEP not receiving ESE at appropiate time

September 23, 2010

It's been a while since I've been on list. I guess that's a good thing since we

have been making progress. Unfortuately, we've hit a wall and I need advice!

We live in the FL. My son has an IEP. He is considered language impaired. He

has trouble with grammar, reading, comprehension, etc. He was diagnoised

apraxic at age 3.

He receives SLP 2 x a week and has an ESE (special ed) teacher that is supposed

to work with him on his language impairment daily. I just found out his ESE

teacher comes in the room during math time. I told them that was highly

inappropiate. He does not have a math impairment but a language impairment. He

needs to be worked with on language and during a time that is appropiate for

him.

I have told the school that this is unacceptable. My questions are: does it

meet his IEP (by law) if his ESE teacher is simply " in the room " during his math

time? He states she's not even working with him. If his IEP is written for a

language impairment wouldn't this be violating his IEP? Anyone have any

knowledge I can use in fighting this?

Thanks for your help!

Amy

September 24, 2010

Yes, this is a violation of his IEP. YOu need to have an iep meeting and put in

definite things, specific things that will be done with our child when the slp

comes in the room to work on the language impairment. Your iep is not specific

enough. Also--find the iep and see if there are any specifics concerning this

time? It is illegal to not follow an iep. So, be nice, yet firm. A better

time for language work would be during a language class??? Even science or

history?

Colleen

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