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Post by StrugglingAgain on Nov 11, 2004 10:26:33 GMT -5
Ds has been being tested by his school for about a month or so now. The ARD meeting is scheduled for 12/2. The diagnostician called this morning to tell me they need another form signed by his doctor and offered this to me.....MY DS HAS NO LEARNING DISABILITIES!!! He scored rather high, in fact. Wooo Hoooooo!! I wanted to tell them, "I told you so!", but I held back! He still needs special ed under "Other Health Impaired", but the whole tone of it will be different, I think. Surely there are some of you who have a child in special ed with OHI, rather than LD, so what can I expect to happen? How will they help him learn better?
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Post by tridlette on Nov 11, 2004 10:41:56 GMT -5
You ask what to expect! I answer, A ROLLER COASTER RIDE!
I spent the morning at the school trying to find out what exactly they can do for my 10 yr. old who is gifted and LD. He gets Gifted ed services 2 1/2 hrs a week, and Sp. Ed 5 days a week, but they overlap in scheduling, so he has to miss reading class to make up Sp. Ed. time when he goes to Gifted time.
It is all quite confusing!
In PA, a child is recognized as "gifted" with an IQ over 130, and there are actually laws specific to the "special needs of gifted learners" because they learn in a different manner than "average" students, just as lower functioning students learn in a different manner.
If you need more info. you can e-mail me and I will try to help you through it all.
Some states the OHI is addressed by a 504 service plan instead of an IEP. You really need to educate yourself as best as possible. Keep track of all your records, and all the files and papers sent. Especially, if there is a "procedural safeguard" notice that comes to you, (I have received 18 of them so far!), read it, memorize it, highlight it, and keep it where it "falls" out at every meeting you have. It keeps the schools on their toes!
The most valuable lesson I have learned through the years, is... just because it is addressed in an IEP or a 504, doesn't mean that all the teachers who see him know of it's existence, or it's contents. You may need to repeat yourself a million times to make sure that everyone is on the same page.
If you are brave, you can meet with them all at once, like I did today... but... my blood pressure is WAY TOO HIGH right now! I am exhausted and I haven't even got up to move yet today!
Laurie
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Post by rosyred45 on Nov 11, 2004 10:43:56 GMT -5
YEAAAAAAAAAAA That must feel so good to hear. I'm not sure about the other health impaired thing, that's what qualified Mikey for his 504, but so far that's all he has, so other spec. ed or anything. CONGRATULATIONS STRUGGLING AGAIN. Don't you love the I TOLD YOU SO FEELING  I'll keep my eyes out for any kids of accomidations that may be of help  |
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Post by catseye on Nov 11, 2004 11:53:22 GMT -5
Wow that is great news!
My sd was originally OHI only, since they simply couldnt dial down what her problems were.... As it turns out there were so many the couldnt pin point the correct one... LOL KIDDING!
I dont think I can help though, as it was only for a little while till sd got the other diagnosis's...
Good luck though~
cat
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Post by Linda on Nov 11, 2004 19:45:31 GMT -5
You can expect a lot of 1 on 1 with your boy and that is great!!!!good going!! |
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Post by StrugglingAgain on Nov 11, 2004 20:37:17 GMT -5
If this doesn't beat all! My ds's school sends out progress reports every three weeks and a report card every nine weeks. Ds's first teacher; therefore, sent out two progress reports and one report card....almost ALL F's! Ds has been in his new classroom with a new teacher for three weeks (at our insistance). Today he brought home three A's, 1 B and 1 C. Now HOW foolish are we going to look at an IEP meeting? I still think he needs help, but the way I've been ranting and raving they're going to think I've lost my marbles!!! WHAT on earth is going on at that school???
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Post by rosyred45 on Nov 12, 2004 8:03:29 GMT -5
That is what happens when you have a teacher that is understanding and takes the time to put things into place for your child. And your not going to look foolish. Have the teacher inform you of all that she does for him, that accommidate what he needs. It can be written into the IEP so that other teachers will be held accountable for it too. I like that report card------see he can do it!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by vickilyn32 on Nov 12, 2004 9:02:28 GMT -5
Let me tell you what happened to my DS last year in 7th grade. He had a teacher for science for the first semester, and almost failed each reportcard. They had a teaching student from the college helping her, and the student took the class over for the second semester. Suddenly Dan is bringing home A's and B's. Same class, same grade, same textbook, diffrent teacher. What does that tell you? Tells me it was the teacher who had the problem. Luckily she is not a teacher this year, and the student is a full teacher. Dan has her again and is again bringing home B's in her class. For 2 years he has had the same math teacher, and after bringing home C's with the teachers before her, he is now ready to go to advanced math in highschool next year. When the right teachers are placed with our kids, they can really soar.
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Post by rosyred45 on Nov 12, 2004 10:55:39 GMT -5
Hey Vickilyn, how old is this teacher :Pthat might be something to it too, never know who boys try to impress  |
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Post by vickilyn32 on Nov 12, 2004 12:50:38 GMT -5
They were almost the same age. One was a first year teacher, the other was one year away from being a full teacher. The first teacher was also the jr high cheerleader sponser, and told the cheerleaders one time when they were planning a pep-rally and wanted a few of the football players involved,(Dans name was metioned) she did not want him in any of her pep-rallys because he was a troublemaker. It only seemed to be her class that he had any problems in, and only when she was teaching. I am very glad that she is not teaching this year.
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