I've been following your posts and wanted to wish you good luck through your placement process. If you check out the IEP board, the CL has tons of recommendations and examples of letters that you can use.
My DS is going into 3rd grade this fall and reading your posts is like a flashback to his 1st grade year. He ended up with a 1-1 aide by December, but instead of helping him work in the classroom, she would take him out in the hall or to the library most of the day. He became so resentful of school that we ended up homeschooling for the last 3 months of the school year. For 2nd grade he was placed in a BD (behavior disorder) classroom with 8 boys grades 1-3, 1 teacher and 2 full-time aides. I don't necessarily agree with the BD label, but it has been a good placement for him. He will be in the same class this fall with many of the same students and the same teacher. I don't really like the label because these are not bad kids - I don't know what their diagnoses are, but at least one other has PDD and I would guess that some of the others are ADHD. My DS is diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD.
Best of luck to you - I know exactly what you're going through!
If you haven't sent the letter yet, change "better address" to "appropriately address" his educational needs. The school is only obligated to do what is appropriate, not what is better or best for your son.
Your mission is to communicate that what they are doing or offering now is inappropriate, and what you are requesting is appropriate.
If you say "better address," they will interpret that as that they are offering appropriate services, but you want something extra.
Dee,
It looks pretty good. Do you think it is worth mentioning any/all of his DXes or would you rather leave that for now?
-Paula
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I've been following your posts and wanted to wish you good luck through your placement process. If you check out the IEP board, the CL has tons of recommendations and examples of letters that you can use.
My DS is going into 3rd grade this fall and reading your posts is like a flashback to his 1st grade year. He ended up with a 1-1 aide by December, but instead of helping him work in the classroom, she would take him out in the hall or to the library most of the day. He became so resentful of school that we ended up homeschooling for the last 3 months of the school year. For 2nd grade he was placed in a BD (behavior disorder) classroom with 8 boys grades 1-3, 1 teacher and 2 full-time aides. I don't necessarily agree with the BD label, but it has been a good placement for him. He will be in the same class this fall with many of the same students and the same teacher. I don't really like the label because these are not bad kids - I don't know what their diagnoses are, but at least one other has PDD and I would guess that some of the others are ADHD. My DS is diagnosed with Aspergers and ADHD.
Best of luck to you - I know exactly what you're going through!
Misty
Hi,
If you haven't sent the letter yet, change "better address" to "appropriately address" his educational needs. The school is only obligated to do what is appropriate, not what is better or best for your son.
Your mission is to communicate that what they are doing or offering now is inappropriate, and what you are requesting is appropriate.
If you say "better address," they will interpret that as that they are offering appropriate services, but you want something extra.
-Sidney
Thanks Sidney,