I had a selective mute about 13 years ago when I didn't know about selective 
mutes! she never spoke to me, I too assessed her through mom.  I would train 
mom on the assessment and then observed her while mom gave assessment.  I  
heard her read to mom on a daily basis since parents came into my class to read 
first thing in the morning. very bright but never did get her to talk. she did 
find a classmate and that is how she communicated.

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On Sep 12, 2012, at 3:57, "Liagre, Pamela" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I had a selective mute in 2nd grade last year. She never spoke to me in 
> class. To assess her I trained her mom early on and she did the assessment w 
> mom in the hallway and I stood inside the room to listen. As the year 
> progressed she was willing to "speak" to me via FaceTime.  It is so hard and 
> frustrating...good luck.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 11, 2012, at 9:55 PM, "Meghan Formel" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Happy September Everyone,
>> 
>> I'm in a kindergarten classroom this year. One of my students is
>> selectively mute. I've found some excellent blogs and books to help me
>> understand her needs, but I'm not sure how to assess her as a reader.
>> I've been asking her to point to the word /
>> letter-that-makes-the-sound, but I'd be very interested in other
>> assessment methods. Has anyone else experienced this in the pre-primer
>> group? Did your student become comfortable speaking to you? If so, how
>> long did it take? If you've had a lot of experience in this area,
>> please email me directly at [email protected]. Don't want to
>> overwhelm the list!
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Meghan Formel
>> 
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