This is what should have been done for my son when he was recovering from brain tumor surgery his sophomore year. I believe it was because the school chose to ignore his needs because his IQ was still above 180 after surgery. They saw his falling asleep in class, and sudden onset of slow acquisition of learning as behavioral rather than medical, despite letters from his team of doctors explaining that the side effects of his surgery and medications included these things. Instead, the school superintendent in charge of high schools chose to exit him from high school, so he never graduated. Although we had grounds for a lawsuit, we couldn't pursue it because we lacked the means to hire an attorney, falling just above the income level for legal assistance. As you can imagine, my son is bitter about his experience, and refuses to pursue alternate routes to obtaining further education. As a teacher, I am horrified that this happened to him, and wonder how many others have been mistreated by our school system.
-----Original Message----- From: "Linda Girard" To: "'Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group'" 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: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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 > > 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 > > > > If he's on a 504, he very likely has been tested for SPED. > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> 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 > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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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