school

[Guest guest]

I remember when I was in 1st grade (many, many years ago) I had a teacher who

did this (red tears, green smilies). I still remember how crappy it made me

feel and I'm almost 30. On a good note, that teacher ended up getting fired for

locking me in the class bathroom because she couldn't handle me.

Don't be afraid to speak up if you disagree with the teacher's methods.

( ) school

My son is in the second grade this year, Actually he is in a 2nd/3rd

grade split class which hasnt been easy for him being in a class with

older kids. He has had alot of behavioral problems this year. Last

year one of his resource teachers divised a system that if he got 3

smilies for the day he would get a gummy bear. It worked great!! I

suggested this to his teacher and she has started doing the 3 smilie a

day thing for him.

The problem is this, he never never gets 3 smilies. One day this week

he did everything he was supose to, worked hard on assignments was

polite ect. But during circle time someone sat next to him whom he

doesnt like and he " made a face " and got up and moved. that got him 2

smilies and 1 frown. Yesterday he again did everything right was

polite ect but stuck his tongue out at someone, again 2 smiles 1 frown.

I sign and return the smilie paper every day. More and more it seems

not to be used as an educational tool but a way for his teacher to

pick apart everything he does. I dont think he should be faulted

anything non verbal like sticking out his tongue or making a face. Am

I wrong? I guess Im looking for support here but would appreciate

honest opiniions more. I worry for him so much, last night he said he

wanted to " rip his life apart " As his mom that was so hard to hear him

say. thanks for listening

Ingrid

[Guest guest]

Hi Ingrid. We've been doing something very similar with my son for

years now (he's in the 5th grade). As he's gotten older, we've had

to change the system and form. He now get's 'strikes'...three

strikes, you're out type of thing. If he get's three strikes he has

to go down to the special ed room for the rest of the day and he

loses a privlege at home for the evening (or days depending on the

infraction). He almost never comes home without at least one

strike. There are positive statements on the form like " Today I

completed my work on my own " and " today I talked appropriately to

the teacher " and a place to check yes or no. He can get 'no's

without getting a strike. And there is also a place for his parapro

to write notes such as " Great day today " and positive stuff like

that. If he has a good week overall (no three strike days) he can

rent a game or movie.

Maybe you can change your reward system so he gets one gummy for

each smiley he gets or he can accumulate smileys over days. If he

gets one smiley today and two tomorrow, he's got his three smileys

and gets the prize. That way, both you and he are focusing on all

the good stuff instead of those darn frowns! We've gotten tons of

frowns over the years so I know how depressing they can be. Just

remember that every smile earned is a victory!

>

> My son is in the second grade this year, Actually he is in a

2nd/3rd

> grade split class which hasnt been easy for him being in a class

with

> older kids. He has had alot of behavioral problems this year. Last

> year one of his resource teachers divised a system that if he got

3

> smilies for the day he would get a gummy bear. It worked great!! I

> suggested this to his teacher and she has started doing the 3

smilie a

> day thing for him.

>

> The problem is this, he never never gets 3 smilies. One day this

week

> he did everything he was supose to, worked hard on assignments was

> polite ect. But during circle time someone sat next to him whom he

> doesnt like and he " made a face " and got up and moved. that got

him 2

> smilies and 1 frown. Yesterday he again did everything right was

> polite ect but stuck his tongue out at someone, again 2 smiles 1

frown.

>

> I sign and return the smilie paper every day. More and more it

seems

> not to be used as an educational tool but a way for his teacher to

> pick apart everything he does. I dont think he should be faulted

> anything non verbal like sticking out his tongue or making a face.

Am

> I wrong? I guess Im looking for support here but would appreciate

> honest opiniions more. I worry for him so much, last night he said

he

> wanted to " rip his life apart " As his mom that was so hard to hear

him

> say. thanks for listening

>

> Ingrid

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

the teacher shouldn't pick at everything. (he is still a child). For this to

work she needs to give him a reward as an incentive for him to keep trying. If

she sees this is getting to easy, she needs to do the same strategy (as the

resource teacher) but increase from 3 smilie to 4. than 5 ext. If she continues

to do it " her way " and not give him a reward. then why should your son continue

to try? - Rose

iamiller98366 <ingrid322@...> wrote:

My son is in the second grade this year, Actually he is in a 2nd/3rd

grade split class which hasnt been easy for him being in a class with

older kids. He has had alot of behavioral problems this year. Last

year one of his resource teachers divised a system that if he got 3

smilies for the day he would get a gummy bear. It worked great!! I

suggested this to his teacher and she has started doing the 3 smilie a

day thing for him.

The problem is this, he never never gets 3 smilies. One day this week

he did everything he was supose to, worked hard on assignments was

polite ect. But during circle time someone sat next to him whom he

doesnt like and he " made a face " and got up and moved. that got him 2

smilies and 1 frown. Yesterday he again did everything right was

polite ect but stuck his tongue out at someone, again 2 smiles 1 frown.

I sign and return the smilie paper every day. More and more it seems

not to be used as an educational tool but a way for his teacher to

pick apart everything he does. I dont think he should be faulted

anything non verbal like sticking out his tongue or making a face. Am

I wrong? I guess Im looking for support here but would appreciate

honest opiniions more. I worry for him so much, last night he said he

wanted to " rip his life apart " As his mom that was so hard to hear him

say. thanks for listening

Ingrid

[Guest guest]

Ingrid,

The whole point of having the reward system is to help

the students (our kids) be successful. The teacher

needs to be reminded of this. It isn't fair for your

son to not be able to achieve something that he is

looking forward to and can't get based on his

disorder.

Social skills should be something that be taught by

the teacher as well as a ST or whoever teaches social

skills. I am CONSTANTLY reminding my son what is

socially acceptable and what isn't. (I now have the

help of my 5-year-old to tell him when he's doing

something he shouldn't! LOL!) Does he receive services

in which social skills are taught? If not, then I

would see that they provide it.

Man, if I were a teacher, I would constantly be

looking for ways for my students to earn smiley's.

That means so much to our kids at times. (Any kid, for

that matter.)

I would have a formal talk with the teacher and

whoever is in charge of special ed students at the

school and go over this with them. Maybe come up with

a list of specifics that you son would get smileys for

and things that he should be able to achieve, and help

motivate him as well.

At the rate this teacher is teaching your son, I would

think he'd get to the point where he'd stop trying to

even get a smiley. I think I would. And the teacher

should take every opportunity to teach social skills

(like when he's sticking his tongue our etc.) because

kids can NEVER be given too many lessons in that!

Sounds like the teacher could stand for a bit of

education herself on asperger's, PDD, etc.

Melinda

Mom to , (13), AS, ADHD, OCD, depression

Casey (11 going on 15!) NT?

(5 going on 11) speech delay

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 1/27/2006 1:11:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

ingrid322@... writes:

I sign and return the smilie paper every day. More and more it seems

not to be used as an educational tool but a way for his teacher to

pick apart everything he does. I dont think he should be faulted

anything non verbal like sticking out his tongue or making a face. Am

I wrong? I guess Im looking for support here but would appreciate

honest opiniions more. I worry for him so much, last night he said he

wanted to " rip his life apart " As his mom that was so hard to hear him

say. thanks for listening

If you can never win, why bother? I think that is what I would think if it

were me. I would tell the teacher that. The law requires that positive

behavior supports be in place and personally, this plan doesn't sound very

positive if he never wins. Any plan you all make should be one that he can

actually achieve or he won't have incentive to do it at all. And it is ruining

his

self esteem as well - all he ever realizes is that he is failing. How

motivating is that?

Also the " rules " should be very clear for everyone and not subjective. I

think making a face at a classmate is something MANY kids do all the time. And

I don't think expecting him to be perfect is doable or fair.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

[Guest guest]

Ingrid, the school behavior plan needs to be " positive " and attainable for

your son. I think you should request a meeting and figure out how the current

plan can be modified. Maybe they need to break down his day into part 1

(morning) and part 2 (afternoon). There has to be a way for him to be

positively rewarded for the time he can hold it together, even if it is only an

hour

or so, otherwise they will lose him. Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi I have a step son who lashes out verbal and hand motions and often time

people think it is wrong but it is better to make a face than to get violent

kneeleee@... wrote:

In a message dated 1/27/2006 1:11:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

ingrid322@... writes:

I sign and return the smilie paper every day. More and more it seems

not to be used as an educational tool but a way for his teacher to

pick apart everything he does. I dont think he should be faulted

anything non verbal like sticking out his tongue or making a face. Am

I wrong? I guess Im looking for support here but would appreciate

honest opiniions more. I worry for him so much, last night he said he

wanted to " rip his life apart " As his mom that was so hard to hear him

say. thanks for listening

If you can never win, why bother? I think that is what I would think if it

were me. I would tell the teacher that. The law requires that positive

behavior supports be in place and personally, this plan doesn't sound very

positive if he never wins. Any plan you all make should be one that he can

actually achieve or he won't have incentive to do it at all. And it is ruining

his

self esteem as well - all he ever realizes is that he is failing. How

motivating is that?

Also the " rules " should be very clear for everyone and not subjective. I

think making a face at a classmate is something MANY kids do all the time. And

I don't think expecting him to be perfect is doable or fair.

Roxanna ô¿ô

Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.

[Guest guest]

The best thing you can do is to join a Homeschool Legal Association.

You need to know the homeschool law, your rights, and have an

attorney ready that you can call at a moments notice to defend you

against the

truant officer that the school district will send for your child.

Even if you legally withdraw your child from school in writing at

least 10 days before the beginning of the school year pursuant to

Oregon Law, the school district will likely try to require you to

register your homeschool - which is not legally necessary - and

regardless, send truant officer(s) to harass you. They might attempt

to utilize local police to intimidate you into allowing them to

interview your child - in which noone may converse with your child

without your express consent. There is a tremendous amount of

federal matching funds lost by the school district when you withdraw

you special needs child, and school officials even attend workshops

on how to minimize these losses in revenue - basically training staff

on how to intimidate you into placing your child in public school

regardless of the educational wishes for your child. My fiancee just

won his dependancy case against the State of Oregon regarding his

homeschool without the help of his homeschool attorney (who declined

to help because of the socialization trap) so be aware that even if

you aquire an attorney to defend your rights to homeschool, they

likely won't defend you against the rediculous allegations DHS

workers will (knowingly decietfully) make to obtain a shelter

hearing. The most important thing to remember is to surround

yourself and your kid(s) with supportive individuals who will testify

as to your good parenting and to never allow social workers/police to

talk directy to your children without your consent/never allow social

workers/police into your home without a bench warrant. You have the

right to take your kid(s) to your family doctor for evaluation, you

do not have to subject them to evaluation by caseworkers. It is

unlawful for anyone to disrupt your homeschool as it is unlawful for

anyone to disrupt any other kind of school. DHS has had to change

the way they conduct their business based upon our case, and we have

only just begun holding those frauds accountable for the damage they

have done with their unlawful foster placements.

[Guest guest]

The best thing you can do is to join a Homeschool Legal Association.

You need to know the homeschool law, your rights, and have an

attorney ready that you can call at a moments notice to defend you

against the

truant officer that the school district will send for your child.

Even if you legally withdraw your child from school in writing at

least 10 days before the beginning of the school year pursuant to

Oregon Law, the school district will likely try to require you to

register your homeschool - which is not legally necessary - and

regardless, send truant officer(s) to harass you. They might attempt

to utilize local police to intimidate you into allowing them to

interview your child - in which noone may converse with your child

without your express consent. There is a tremendous amount of

federal matching funds lost by the school district when you withdraw

you special needs child, and school officials even attend workshops

on how to minimize these losses in revenue - basically training staff

on how to intimidate you into placing your child in public school

regardless of the educational wishes for your child. My fiancee just

won his dependancy case against the State of Oregon regarding his

homeschool without the help of his homeschool attorney (who declined

to help because of the socialization trap) so be aware that even if

you aquire an attorney to defend your rights to homeschool, they

likely won't defend you against the rediculous allegations DHS

workers will (knowingly decietfully) make to obtain a shelter

hearing. The most important thing to remember is to surround

yourself and your kid(s) with supportive individuals who will testify

as to your good parenting and to never allow social workers/police to

talk directy to your children without your consent/never allow social

workers/police into your home without a bench warrant. You have the

right to take your kid(s) to your family doctor for evaluation, you

do not have to subject them to evaluation by caseworkers. It is

unlawful for anyone to disrupt your homeschool as it is unlawful for

anyone to disrupt any other kind of school. DHS has had to change

the way they conduct their business based upon our case, and we have

only just begun holding those frauds accountable for the damage they

have done with their unlawful foster placements.

[Guest guest]

Dear Amber,

I did homeschool for two years and was able to mainstream my son for

second grade.

My advice is IF you intend on putting him back in school down the

road, is to conduct your homeschool in a very similar fashion. Make

him raise his hand to answer questions, have designated potty

breaks, have a schedule of activities, and make school like they do

in the building with a curriculum and with worksheets.

If you think homeschooling is going to be with you for awhile, then

of course, there are tons of ways that our children with autism can

learn better.

>

> Man, I was so tense about Seth starting school in a month that it

was

> consuming all my thoughts. I was thinking that school encompases

all

> the things he hates, sitting in chairs, wearing uncomfortable

clothes,

> being quiet, wearing shoes, meeting new people, being made to

complete

> a task, being made to talk about things he has no interest in,

being

> asked to do art and music (both of which he enjoys with kind of

> pleasure that we might equate with burning our inner thighs with

> cigarettes) I have been feeling like a vile betrayer. Like i was

> purposely tossing him into the pit of despair.

> I was finally starting to get used to the idea of just letting the

> chips fall where they might in the school arena. I have just

> discovered all that worrying was for naught. We will be moving in

> September or October, so I decided to home school him at least

until

> the spring. He has trouble changing tasks let alone schools. i

think

> that would be an unmittigated disaster.

>

> Does anyone else here home school? What advice can you give?

>

> Amber

>

[Guest guest]

Has anyone used a small computer devise (I'm not sure what they call it) for

school to use instead of handwriting. I remember a while ago somebody mentioning

something about that and I just went to a Tony Attwood conference where he also

said that was a good idea. This way children who have trouble gettting work done

due to handwriting problems can still keep up with the class. If anyone's heard

of this, how did it work out and where do you get one.

-

LJL <laura6307@...> wrote:

Dear Amber,

I did homeschool for two years and was able to mainstream my son for

second grade.

My advice is IF you intend on putting him back in school down the

road, is to conduct your homeschool in a very similar fashion. Make

him raise his hand to answer questions, have designated potty

breaks, have a schedule of activities, and make school like they do

in the building with a curriculum and with worksheets.

If you think homeschooling is going to be with you for awhile, then

of course, there are tons of ways that our children with autism can

learn better.

>

> Man, I was so tense about Seth starting school in a month that it

was

> consuming all my thoughts. I was thinking that school encompases

all

> the things he hates, sitting in chairs, wearing uncomfortable

clothes,

> being quiet, wearing shoes, meeting new people, being made to

complete

> a task, being made to talk about things he has no interest in,

being

> asked to do art and music (both of which he enjoys with kind of

> pleasure that we might equate with burning our inner thighs with

> cigarettes) I have been feeling like a vile betrayer. Like i was

> purposely tossing him into the pit of despair.

> I was finally starting to get used to the idea of just letting the

> chips fall where they might in the school arena. I have just

> discovered all that worrying was for naught. We will be moving in

> September or October, so I decided to home school him at least

until

> the spring. He has trouble changing tasks let alone schools. i

think

> that would be an unmittigated disaster.

>

> Does anyone else here home school? What advice can you give?

>

> Amber

>

[Guest guest]

I think you are thinking about " alphasmart " .

It is something that was shown to our son.

He is 8. He was a little confused by it, but wants

to try it. His OT is the one that thought it was a good

idea for him.

Re: ( ) Re: school

Has anyone used a small computer devise (I'm not sure what they call it) for

school to use instead of handwriting. I remember a while ago somebody mentioning

something about that and I just went to a Tony Attwood conference where he also

said that was a good idea. This way children who have trouble gettting work done

due to handwriting problems can still keep up with the class. If anyone's heard

of this, how did it work out and where do you get one.

-

LJL <laura6307@...> wrote:

Dear Amber,

I did homeschool for two years and was able to mainstream my son for

second grade.

My advice is IF you intend on putting him back in school down the

road, is to conduct your homeschool in a very similar fashion. Make

him raise his hand to answer questions, have designated potty

breaks, have a schedule of activities, and make school like they do

in the building with a curriculum and with worksheets.

If you think homeschooling is going to be with you for awhile, then

of course, there are tons of ways that our children with autism can

learn better.

>

> Man, I was so tense about Seth starting school in a month that it

was

> consuming all my thoughts. I was thinking that school encompases

all

> the things he hates, sitting in chairs, wearing uncomfortable

clothes,

> being quiet, wearing shoes, meeting new people, being made to

complete

> a task, being made to talk about things he has no interest in,

being

> asked to do art and music (both of which he enjoys with kind of

> pleasure that we might equate with burning our inner thighs with

> cigarettes) I have been feeling like a vile betrayer. Like i was

> purposely tossing him into the pit of despair.

> I was finally starting to get used to the idea of just letting the

> chips fall where they might in the school arena. I have just

> discovered all that worrying was for naught. We will be moving in

> September or October, so I decided to home school him at least

until

> the spring. He has trouble changing tasks let alone schools. i

think

> that would be an unmittigated disaster.

>

> Does anyone else here home school? What advice can you give?

>

> Amber

>

[Guest guest]

Alphasmart. The IEP team would need to agree that your child needs one

because of fine motor (writing) difficulties or writing speed, etc. You may

want

to research it online, request a meeting with the team, and bring up the

idea of using one as a modification for your child. Pam

[Guest guest]

Mine goes to a Private " special Needs " school. He has 6 other kids in his room

with the teacher & an aide. He got 3 A's & the rest B's on his report card. Next

yr he will go 1/2 day to Vo Tect Scool. Betty

JoAnne LaGreca <jblag@...> wrote:

Hello all! I am interested in learning the types of schools your

children

attend. My son, almost 12, is mainstreamed in our local public school with

an aide. I am exploring options, and it's not easy finding a " right fit. "

Thanks!

JoAnne

[Guest guest]

I homeschool using the Charlotte Mason method (look up

Levison to truly understand the method)

Good luck!

>

> Hello all! I am interested in learning the types of schools your

children

> attend. My son, almost 12, is mainstreamed in our local public

school with

> an aide. I am exploring options, and it's not easy finding

a " right fit. "

> Thanks!

>

>

>

> JoAnne

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My son is 10 with AS and goes to a State funded charter school specifically

for ADD, ADHD, and AS kids called Summit Academy. We live in Cincinnati,

Ohio.They have a therapeutic martial arts program that is a part of their

curriculum and the classrooms are smaller with more one on one teaching. It

has been a pretty good fit for Noah and we are hoping this will continue and

he will make the progress he needs.

Tricia

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[Guest guest]

Our son started school today in a public school near our home. He has a

wonderful aid and his first day was a great success. I hope it continues

tomorrow because I was a mess today every time I thought about him being at

school.

Beck

Re: ( ) School

Mine goes to a Private " special Needs " school. He has 6 other kids in his room

with the teacher & an aide. He got 3 A's & the rest B's on his report card. Next

yr he will go 1/2 day to Vo Tect Scool. Betty

JoAnne LaGreca <jblag@...> wrote:

Hello all! I am interested in learning the types of schools your children

attend. My son, almost 12, is mainstreamed in our local public school with

an aide. I am exploring options, and it's not easy finding a " right fit. "

Thanks!

JoAnne

[Guest guest]

My son is in the mainstream without an aide. He is 11 years old in two days.

He is doing exceptionally well in school. His tests are in the 90's to 100%.

But. I am in the process of getting a 504 started for him. He has a problem

with large crowds of kids in social settings. I need to put a few things in

place. Both his psychiatrist and I agree on it. They are minor adjustments

but they will do wonders for him. My appointment is next week with the

school system. We are in a public school but our school district has bent

over backwards to help us. The teachers have been wonderful.

Claudine

_____

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Mark son

Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:27 AM

Subject: Re: ( ) School

Our son started school today in a public school near our home. He has a

wonderful aid and his first day was a great success. I hope it continues

tomorrow because I was a mess today every time I thought about him being at

school.

Beck

Re: ( ) School

Mine goes to a Private " special Needs " school. He has 6 other kids in his

room with the teacher & an aide. He got 3 A's & the rest B's on his report

card. Next yr he will go 1/2 day to Vo Tect Scool. Betty

JoAnne LaGreca <jblagoptonline (DOT) <mailto:jblag%40optonline.net> net> wrote:

Hello all! I am interested in learning the types of schools your children

attend. My son, almost 12, is mainstreamed in our local public school with

an aide. I am exploring options, and it's not easy finding a " right fit. "

Thanks!

JoAnne

[Guest guest]

Hello all I am a mother of a 8 year old boy. He is in 2nd grade.

I am hoping someone on here has some words of wisdom.

My little boy has been dx with apraxia of speech at 2 1/2 , sensory integration

at 5 or 6 (can't remember but he was in kindergarten) then LD (learning

disability) at 6.

My post is more school related then anything else.

I have been fighting with the school since kindergarten. When he was in K he

didn't even know his sounds or count past 10 so I tried to get all day K instead

of half day but the school didn't budge on all day K. 1st grade was also a

struggle but we had a wonderful teacher. Now we are in 2nd grade he started the

year reading at a K level but now he is reading at a beginning of 1st grade

level. I just received his progress report and he is making wonderful progress.

My son is in general education classroom. He gets pulled out for 90 min a week

of speech therapy, 30 min a week of OT, and resource. He gets pulled out 43% of

his day.

I had a IEP meeting back in January where the school team wants to move him into

self contained classroom. For a few reasons his father and I said no to this.

#1 being he is not that far behind

#2 what the class does in SC (self contained) is the same book, materials he

already gets in resource. So what would be the difference? You're just moving

him to one room to another.

Why move him if he is making progress? So at that January meeting we went into

due process and we are still in due process.

Connor uses the following programs:

Spelling mastery

Edmark

LFW

Horizons

Is there anyone familiar with those programs? Has anyone gone through due

process? I am frustrated because this has been going on since January. I do

have lawyer who is doing an excellent job. As of now we are trying to get the

school to bring in a outside reading evaluator.

I do know apraxia and reading difficulties are connected. Does anyone have any

insight to share?

Thank you for your time in reading this.

[Guest guest]

Due process is just a way for the schools to get what they want. Hope your

lawyer is good you need him. If they fail in due process they will try more

things, like child protection you will be forced to do what the schools want.

They will say it's in the best interest of the child. This means do what we want

or risk losing your child. I pulled my child out of public school and his sister

is in kintergarden. I school them with Connestions Academy an online school they

gave us a computer and all the school books for the classes. So if you are home

during the day I suggest you look into one of the online schools or home

schooling. Then youn don't have to put up with the schools.They will win one way

or another, and if you win this year watch out next year. If your son goes to a

different room the school district gets more money, that's all they care about

not the kids. Sorry to sound so grumpy but I went through this and it nearly

cost me my kids. The

schoo lwill distort everything you say, so make sure you have a witness. Their

records will reflect their opinion of you and not the facts so be careful. Good

luck.

From: karizoll <karizoll@...>

Subject: [ ] school

Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 3:24 PM

 

Hello all I am a mother of a 8 year old boy. He is in 2nd grade.

I am hoping someone on here has some words of wisdom.

My little boy has been dx with apraxia of speech at 2 1/2 , sensory integration

at 5 or 6 (can't remember but he was in kindergarten) then LD (learning

disability) at 6.

My post is more school related then anything else.

I have been fighting with the school since kindergarten. When he was in K he

didn't even know his sounds or count past 10 so I tried to get all day K instead

of half day but the school didn't budge on all day K. 1st grade was also a

struggle but we had a wonderful teacher. Now we are in 2nd grade he started the

year reading at a K level but now he is reading at a beginning of 1st grade

level. I just received his progress report and he is making wonderful progress.

My son is in general education classroom. He gets pulled out for 90 min a week

of speech therapy, 30 min a week of OT, and resource. He gets pulled out 43% of

his day.

I had a IEP meeting back in January where the school team wants to move him into

self contained classroom. For a few reasons his father and I said no to this.

#1 being he is not that far behind

#2 what the class does in SC (self contained) is the same book, materials he

already gets in resource. So what would be the difference? You're just moving

him to one room to another.

Why move him if he is making progress? So at that January meeting we went into

due process and we are still in due process.

Connor uses the following programs:

Spelling mastery

Edmark

LFW

Horizons

Is there anyone familiar with those programs? Has anyone gone through due

process? I am frustrated because this has been going on since January. I do have

lawyer who is doing an excellent job. As of now we are trying to get the school

to bring in a outside reading evaluator.

I do know apraxia and reading difficulties are connected. Does anyone have any

insight to share?

Thank you for your time in reading this.

[Guest guest]

I still can't get over the fact that the teacher could not spell it.

"In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity" Albert Einstein

From: miranda.flemming <miranda.flemming@...> Sent: Tue, June 1, 2010 6:34:33 AMSubject: Re: ( ) school

she's a nice teacher and was doing a great activity, but yes, she didn't even attempt it and switched to "doctor". Don't think any of the other kids even knew what a psychiatrist isMiranda>> I need to reply to this in more detail later...but for the moment...I could not beleive what you said...teacher could not spell "psychiatrist" ??? OMG! What does that say about our education system. I can't even reply to this...it is too say...what a statement about our education system and our society in general.>  > "In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity"   Albert Einstein> > > > >

________________________________> From: miranda.flemming <miranda.flemming@...>> > Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 9:22:36 PM> Subject: ( ) school> > Â > My 7 year old boy was recently diagnosed and had been the target of bullies for months. Finally the bullies are leaving him alone (one stopped after I told him to - not really supposed to, but it worked). Unfortunately, my wee man hates school a lot for many reasons - is very resistant about going to school and sometimes seems quite down, but apparently when there, is fine most of the time. He is very sensitive to food chemicals and most outbursts etc are from being "drugged". If I didn't watch diet carefully (no additives etc), he would be unable to function at all

to attend school.> > I went along to a parents invite to watch the students doing some activities. Teacher asked what kind of community helpers there are. My boy said, "psychiatrist" - teachers wasn't sure how to spell that one. Good news is he now has 2 friends to play with. > > Miranda>

[Guest guest]

try being a teacher and being eccentric. I actually loved all my kids and fought for them. Now I'm sure I'm labeled as that weird teacher you don't want to hire because she actually likes the kids and fights for the ESE ones. My principal actually called me weird--he said you just get along with those kids too well. I dont' get you sen.

hahahah!

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From: miranda.flemming <miranda.flemming@...>Subject: Re: ( ) school Date: Thursday, June 3, 2010, 9:33 PM

Ha ha - and teachers always think they're right! I'm cynical because got fired as a support staff member in a technical role at a school (because of my AS traits). I've concluded that schools and councils are too political and heirarchial for my survivalMiranda> > > >> > > > I need to reply to this in more detail later...but for the moment...I could not

beleive what you said...teacher could not spell "psychiatrist" ??? OMG! What does that say about our education system. I can't even reply to this...it is too say...what a statement about our education system and our society in general.> > > >  > > > > "In the Midst of Difficulty lies Opportunity"   Albert Einstein> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > > ________________________________> > > > From: miranda.flemming <miranda.flemming@>> > > > > > > > Sent: Mon, May 31, 2010 9:22:36 PM> > > >

Subject: ( ) school> > > > > > > > Â > > > > My 7 year old boy was recently diagnosed and had been the target of bullies for months. Finally the bullies are leaving him alone (one stopped after I told him to - not really supposed to, but it worked). Unfortunately, my wee man hates school a lot for many reasons - is very resistant about going to school and sometimes seems quite down, but apparently when there, is fine most of the time. He is very sensitive to food chemicals and most outbursts etc are from being "drugged". If I didn't watch diet carefully (no additives etc), he would be unable to function at all> > > to attend school.> > > > > > > > I went along to a parents invite to watch the students doing some activities. Teacher asked what kind of community helpers there are. My boy said, "psychiatrist" - teachers

wasn't sure how to spell that one. Good news is he now has 2 friends to play with. > > > > > > > > Miranda> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> > > Hotmail is redefining busy with tools for the New Busy. Get more from your inbox.> > > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_2> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________> The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox.> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3>