No.? Special Ed is under IDEA.? 504 is under ADA.? ADHD is a medical diagnosis, not a learning disability. If the student has a 504, my understanding is that there are written accomodations (e.g., untimed tests, use of assistive technology, etc.).? You mentioned the student had a 504 plan - what are the accomodations?? My experience is that when there is a concern about attentional issues, rating scales are done by the school and the family, and then the information is shared with the pediatrician/medical person because ADHD is a medical diagnosis.
m. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:09 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] question about a student The mom said he had not been tested for spec ed. I have never had a student on a 504 who had been tested for spec ed. Is there something in spec ed law that would indicate that a 504 student should have been tested for spec ed? Jan -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > If he's on a 504, he very likely has been tested for SPED. > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 12 Sep > > 2007 > 01:27:08 +0000> Subject: [MOSAIC] question about a student> > I have just > finished my first week of school. By that I mean to let you know that I don't > know my students well yet. I teach 8th grade, and by that I mean to let you know > that I don't have the same students in my room most of the day.> > I have a > student with a 504 plan for ADHD. The plan does not say much. I talked to the > student's mom yesterday. The mom said that the student cannot write. He *can* > write, but not well, and he does not write much. He cannot copy from the > overhead. He cannot read a page in a text and write about what he read.> > I > want to use sticky notes and reading response for fiction and nonfiction, but > according to what the mom told me yesterday, her son cannot do that. Students in > 8th grade also have to write a major research paper, but I don't think this > student can take notes from sources to put together to write a paper.> > The mom > told me that over the summer she paid thousands of dollars to have her son > tested by a private agency. (I do not know why the school did not test him > for > special ed.) She does not have the results of the tests yet.> > In the meantime, > I need some ideas about what to do. I have already arranged to meet with the > student one day a week after school to talk about what he understands, but > one > day will not be enough to help him with everything. I cannot work with this > student every day -- I don't have the time.> > Suggestions? Thoughts? Comments?> > Thanks!> Jan> > _______________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com _______________________________________________ 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.
