I do not usually respond to these postings, but I really appreciate you sharing your story. I am the mother of two very different children. One is 12 and the other 15. Thank you for making the trials of motherhood and growing up universal.
************************************************************************************************* Leah I Aguilera Third Grade Teacher (3A) Redwood Day School 510-534-0804 ext. 317 -----Original Message----- From: "Linda Girard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:50:25 -0400 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] question about a student > My daughter had a meltdown and was hospitalized at the very beginning > of HS > sophomore yr. Guidance/ SW/ and I put her on a 504 (had paperwork and > diagnosis from hospital) to allow her more time to complete > assignments. > Also this allowed her to give private signal to teacher so she could > leave > the room and go to guidance when she was becoming overwhelmed and talk > it > out. This gave her the opportunity to stay in school and be with her > friends, participate in activities, get help from teachers, guidance, > assistant principal, SW, etc. We didn't think she could have done it > without > the 504. When she was elected to the National Honor Society senior yr., > her > comment was 'I would have had this last year, if I didn't screw up > sophomore > year.' I'm just happy that she seems okay, starting sophomore yr. at > college, has boyfriend, job, made Dean's list last yr, and still has > time > for her many friends. Yes, sometimes she does get overwhelmed, but she > blows > steam off at me, (I stay calm and listen) and then goes to a friend's > and > relaxes. Whatever works!!! Right??!! > Eccentric Linda in CT > Mother of: > Maggie the mystery, 19 > Edward the stoic, 25 > Nicholas the wanderer, 22 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 11:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] question about a student > > > 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. 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