RenVee

Thank you! This is exactly the information I was looking for. He generally goes to the GenEd class for the lesson and then back to the AS room to complete the work because he gets overwhelmed in the GenEd class. He does already have a lot of SDI's in place like chunking, pre-teaching, visual/written presentation of material. For math particularly, they are learning multiplication, division, etc. but he still is lacking the foundational skills such as addition and subtraction so his is getting frustrated easily because even breaking out the problem into steps is extremely difficult for him. And that is where I'm struggling with how to address this with the team. I understand they need to present him with grade level material but at what point do we say, hey, let's take a step back and make sure he has these basic math skills down first. I hope that makes sense, thanks for your help!

In PA…my son is Autistic, 9 and in 3rd grade. He just had a RR and he is below average in math, writing, and reading comprehension which we know because he’s been struggling. His meeting is coming up. Currently he is still being presented with the grade level material which is faster paced and above his level of understanding. This is causing lots of anxiety which is leading to aggression. I want to be sure going into the meeting what to expect. My expectation would be that they should be providing him material at his level. Right now he’s shutting down and not learning anything. He has lots of great accommodations in his IEP currently and a 1:1, but those won’t help him understand material if it’s too hard for him. Any suggestions to make sure I am asking for what he needs at the meeting?

PA - my son was put in a restraint (it was a safety escort) by two staff at school. I had a meeting with the IEP team to debrief and I was told that the protocol was followed. I had no concerns at the time. I found out later that the one staff involved was not trained in the procedure and was fired. Was the school not required to disclose that to me?