I have a quick question - 2 of my 3 children have IEP’s, the daughter that doesn’t is going into the 3rd grade, I did have her evaluated for an IEP, she has received RTI services every year since kindergarten. She really struggles with reading and severe anxiety which is related to her having ADHD which I did not get diagnosed but did discuss with her pediatrician but I have not felt it affects her to the level she would need medications.
i did request the testing and shared that her qualifying for RTI shows that she needs more support. They did testing and said she didn’t qualify but the school psychologist gave some suggestions and she cautioned that the test results may be off because of my daughter’s anxiety, she has a hard time talking in front of unfamiliar people which made it difficult to know if she understood things or had any questions.
I had requested at the end of the year that my daughter be kept in the same class as her best friend. The school agreed that she did better when had a connection in class, toward the end of the year she was even raising her hand and willing to try to read out loud.
I have had a challenging relationship with the principal, there were a number of incidents some that I had to file state complaints about, just one example my son with cerebral palsy was not potty trained in kindergarten and she threatened that if he wasn’t potty trained over the summer - she would not allow him into the 1st grade.
I can’t understand any good reason that she would separate the kids as they each benefited each other, there was no behavior issues, etc. I looked up research on all the impacts of nurturing positive relationships in the elementary years. I wrote an email yesterday after finding out the children were assigned different teachers. I sent the email to vice principal and the school facilitator for IEP’s asking them for any help and to request a reconsiderationb is there anything else I could or should be doing?
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I have a quick question - 2 of my 3 children have IEP’s, the daughter that doesn’t is going into the 3rd grade, I did have her evaluated for an IEP, she has received RTI services every year since kindergarten. She really struggles with reading and severe anxiety which is related to her having ADHD which I did not get diagnosed but did discuss with her pediatrician but I have not felt it affects her to the level she would need medications.
i did request the testing and shared that her qualifying for RTI shows that she needs more support. They did testing and said she didn’t qualify but the school psychologist gave some suggestions and she cautioned that the test results may be off because of my daughter’s anxiety, she has a hard time talking in front of unfamiliar people which made it difficult to know if she understood things or had any questions.
I had requested at the end of the year that my daughter be kept in the same class as her best friend. The school agreed that she did better when had a connection in class, toward the end of the year she was even raising her hand and willing to try to read out loud.
I have had a challenging relationship with the principal, there were a number of incidents some that I had to file state complaints about, just one example my son with cerebral palsy was not potty trained in kindergarten and she threatened that if he wasn’t potty trained over the summer - she would not allow him into the 1st grade.
I can’t understand any good reason that she would separate the kids as they each benefited each other, there was no behavior issues, etc. I looked up research on all the impacts of nurturing positive relationships in the elementary years. I wrote an email yesterday after finding out the children were assigned different teachers. I sent the email to vice principal and the school facilitator for IEP’s asking them for any help and to request a reconsiderationb is there anything else I could or should be doing?
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Tina
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