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Post by LitlBaa on Nov 21, 2003 2:57:05 GMT -5
Katie is supposed to be somewhere in the front row. I told her teacher that if she's by the door or too close to the window she would spend all day watching the little birds fly by...most of her classes are in portables so there aren't many windows for her to stare out of.
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Post by Breesmom on Nov 21, 2003 8:40:21 GMT -5
During the first card marking of the year Bre sat right in front of the teachers desk. Now they got to move seats and she is in the front row right where the teacher gives instructions on the board. She seems to be doing well with the new arrangement!
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Post by Lora on Nov 21, 2003 10:28:40 GMT -5
Last year, 2nd grade, public school he sat in the back near the door bec he came and went so much - to resource, to speech, in and out. His desk was always touching 2 "good" girls' desks on either side or clustered. I had asked for his desk not to be touching other kids' desks (what happend to rows??) bec it is distracting to him but they were required to group desks for cooperative learning. Ugh.
This year, 3rd grade, private LD/ADHD school. In the first row is one desk, in the 2nd row there are 2 desks about 8 feet apart and in the back row are the other 6 desks lined up straight across. My son is in the 2nd row. He is easily distracted by seeing a lot of kids.
Personally, I'm a back row kind of girl, except for math and statistics where I needed to be front and center.
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Post by sierra on Nov 21, 2003 12:01:55 GMT -5
The sprouts are supposed to get preferential seating near where the teaching occurs. In reality there is usually some drawback. Bean Sprout is in the front row in his combined language arts and social studies class. But students are partnered up into groups of two so they can check each other's work and do small group projects.
His partner has some personal family problems that mean she often misses class. So he's by himself in the corner of the front row. We've discussed this several times with the teacher. She's talking about changing his seat in January of if the girl is still missing a lot of class. In the meanwhile this has been a known problem since September. But since his IEP reads seating near where the teacher teaches and doesn't say anything about his seating partner they're in compliance with the IEP.
I could raise a lot more heck about this but then I might get even less cooperation in areas that may be more important to his success in the class.
Choosing battles is always tough. You never know when you've picked the molehill to tackle instead of the mountain.
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Post by 1mom on Nov 22, 2003 8:51:26 GMT -5
That's an easy one. If you're sitting in the back you can see EVERYTHING else that's going on in class and you don't have to turn around to do it. i agree with linda and allq: the best placement for my son is definitely the back corner seat. we tried the front row, but it made him wig out trying to see/hear/touch/control everything behind him. in the back, he can tunnel his vision and energy forward, toward the learning without having to worry about all the activity he's missing behind him. i think it's an issue of control (he feels more in control) when he can tunnel vision forward. also, his behavior is much better. hmmmmm....when going to a restaurant or meeting, my twin and i and several other family members try to beat each other to the table so we can have the back/corner seat, facing out. i just don't like the feeling of people behind me. it makes me uncomfortable--and i don't have adhd. maybe i've passed along the "back to the wall" gene to my ds. prayers, 1mom
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Post by Denise110 on Nov 22, 2003 15:08:43 GMT -5
my dd sits off to the side in a little cubby hole at the front of the chalk board. She sits right on the chalk board so she cant see alot of the things written on it . So guess what? she gets in trouble alot for being out of her seat because she cant she wants on the board
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Post by AnneM on Nov 23, 2003 14:01:18 GMT -5
I think its not so important WHERE they sit as to WHO they sit next to .... I know one of my son's teachers (smart lady!) would always sit him next to the most placid, hard-working boy in the class ... apparently it worked a treat - he DIDN'T have a "partner in crime" and therefore (in the absence of anything else to do! ;D) would just get on with his work!!
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Post by Dad2Brooke on Nov 24, 2003 10:29:59 GMT -5
I think its not so important WHERE they sit as to WHO they sit next to .... I know one of my son's teachers (smart lady!) would always sit him next to the most placid, hard-working boy in the class ... apparently it worked a treat - he DIDN'T have a "partner in crime" and therefore (in the absence of anything else to do! ;D) would just get on with his work!! ;D ;D ;DGreat Idea!!! ;D ;D ;D What a smart idea, I know that Brooke is always looking for a "partner in crime." Also, the slightest giggle or smile from anyone will encourage Brooke to get even sillier. I have always wondered, if all the previous class clowns through the years, just had undiagnosed ADHD.
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Post by sierra on Nov 24, 2003 14:07:21 GMT -5
I haven't wondered. I've been pretty darn sure.
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