I hear your frustration. The kids would be better with you than pulled out with an IA. Well, here is an avenue for you. We have been told that you can't discriminate against special ed students because of their disability. Our school system attorney says so. SO...as reading specialist, I have to include students with IEP's if my program will benefit them. Our district no longer says "no double dipping." It is discrimination for students to be denied the services of the reading specialist because they already have special ed. I now work with the special educator and include students with IEP's in my intervention. That could also be frustrating to classroom teachers if it meant that I had to cut my caseload so we regroup our kids for one hour a day and I have a special educator, me and a general educator working with 15-18 kids in targeted, specific interventions. Keep up the good fight and don't get discouraged...and please don't feel I was on the attack here... I just feel passionately about this group of kids and I can tell you do too. Jennifer sage dated 7/22/2007 8:09:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
No, they don't get any help from the reading teacher cause that's "double dipping" So, they get a program developed by a sped teacher but delivered by a Para with barely a high school degree and no training in teaching reading or understanding of miscues etc. or ability or training to deal with behavior issues. ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
