Short version: What are reasonable accommodations for a student that has a reading objective on the IEP in regards to needing to read for other subjects?

Context/long version: I have a 2nd grade student that has had an IEP since age 4 for developmental delay. Last year, a reading goal was added to the IEP since she was struggling to encode/decode words. The developmental delay resulted in demand avoidance so accurate testing for dyslexia wasn’t possible although I suspect that will be an eventual diagnosis.

Her most recent progress report states that she is making great progress in reading and can now decode a reasonable number of commonly used one syllable words. I am so proud of the progress she has been making. She is working so hard.

In social studies, they have started using a note catcher style study guide. I am still unclear on if the notes came from the book or during instructional time and if the sentences were verbatim the same as the note catcher or if they were to find the information themselves. She was unable/unwilling to complete the assignment. When I asked her about it, she says there was a lot of reading and spelling that she didn’t know.

I don’t know why I had not thought of it before today but I would bet money the struggles she has on her assignments is because she isn’t reading or spelling on level. She’s incredibly bright and can answer practically every question once it’s ready to her or she can dictate the sentence. Is it standard to apply reading accommodations if there is a documented delay?

And a related question is how is it fair to have the same reading fluency assessments? She can only read 20 commonly used words a minute. She is obviously going to fail any assessment that requires 20 words of a story in a minute.

So I received a zoom meeting request a couple weeks ago. The emails essentially boiled down to, there will be some new initiatives for core class lessons. They said my child is in tier 2 math and tier 1 Reading giving no real explanation on what that meant . I said awesome, made myself available and joined.

I was met with 100s of parents and we are presented with a deck describing DIBELS . A test that they are administering three times a year and that we should have been emailed our child’s tier. Tiers 1 will get small group help , 2 will be pulled out of class and I tuned out for the rest because I was trying to figure out what this test was.

So to say I was blindsided by this is an understatement. We never told that she was getting a skill assessment, never received the scores of the assessment and we were never told that it was so important that we would be pulling her out of class based on her results. What is further confusing is our daughter also doesn’t remember taking any test.

I have read the other posts on here , I have a pretty good grasp of what it is. What I wanted to ask is how is the test given and is it normal for schools not to tell parents that they assessing their Child.

The last part bothers me because depending on when it was given she may have been sick. She had had the flu 5 times this year already and sent home 4 times by the school.

The latest season of Sold a Story was released this morning. The podcast that brought the Reading Wars to the mainstream is now taking a look at Direct Instruction for Season 2.

Many teachers hate it. The research shows that it works. What do you think? Are the scripts stifling? Does it remove your autonomy? Does it give you the head space to notice student misconceptions?

Hey everyone,this post is about my brother . He has an iq of around 70 and struggles with education. His future seems bleak cause we don't know which path to pursue and he hasn't shown any particular interest in any field. Further I would say the environment at home isn't the best now that he is in the tenth grade the stress of board exams and him not putting apparent enough effort has got the BP high around the house . I am not educated enough about him cause my parents don't tell me much just the snippet that the last time they went to a neurologist,the doctor said he showed signs of depression and anger cause he isn't able to keep up with kids of his age . He has had a history of bullying . He doesn't put any visible efforts towards his education and that's caused a lot of screaming in the house at him and he's reached the threshold where hes starting to treat it as noise . I don't know how to help him .

Hi, I'm a student of an online school, and recently I've been having trouble enjoying AP World History. While studying the subject (mainly reading the textbook and taking notes), I feel very bored and find it a bit "useless". I also do not feel invested in it, and think that it will heavily impact my grades in the future.

I've tried to imagine it all into a story, but still find it difficult to get invested and find myself not learning anything at all.

What advice can you give me to make it more entertaining to study?

Thanks!

How do you inspire children about what to write. My children get math, they are good spellers, decent with grammar, and are reading lovers. But deciding what to write? Especially if its a prompt about something they don't see from that perspective, it's a blank. Sometimes there are starter sentences to help, but my children don't want to use them because it feels like cheating to them? I get their feelings, because the hardest part about writing IS the thinking part. Writers block and all that. Any tips?

For me, I love a Friday test day. I get to sit back and chill. Get some stuff done, take it easy. Great way to end the week.

My school has these desks that also act as whiteboards. I was curious what yall thought of them ^^

When I was in 9th grade (late 2000’s) our English teacher gave us an essay assignment. The question he had was, “How would you kill me”. We were supposed to describe, in detail, how we would kill our English teacher. I believe it had to be two pages.

I can only justify it as a tactic to inspire creative writing, but I think about it all the time as an adult.

Why would a teacher assign this? As a follow-up, have you assigned this/known someone that did?

Hi!
I’m a current university student who really loves biology and politics. I’ve been stalking r/teachers a bit… and things seem BAD. Especially in the US, where I think I want to teach.
I think I’d really enjoy teaching, especially through labs in biology and collective learning—very much designing novel teaching methods, ect, ect.
What I’m curious to know is if that kind of control is often given to teachers, especially at first. Additionally, whether it is even worth it to go into teaching right now with all the BS going on in our schools right now.
Thanks!

Looking for some perspective on how to handle this with my daughter’s school.

My daughter is in 3rd grade and has had a difficult friendship with another girl since last year. It’s been very hot and cold.... best friends one day, then hurtful comments, “I hate you,” apologies, wanting to be friends again, etc. There were enough issues last year that I had multiple conversations with their teacher and eventually met with school staff. They were placed in separate classes this year, which has helped a lot.

I’ve encouraged my daughter to keep some distance and have talked to her a lot about healthy friendships and boundaries. She mostly has kept her distance this year, but the other girl tends to interpret that as my daughter being mean or unkind to her.

Yesterday at recess, the girl pulled my daughter aside and told her, “You’re going to die tomorrow.” My daughter reported it to yard duty. There was a similar incident at the end of last school year. I was there volunteering when this same girl told my daughter that she “doesn’t deserve to have a family” and “doesn’t deserve to live on this earth.” My daughter was very upset and a school behaviorist got involved.

After school yesterday, this girl gave my daughter an apology note that basically said, “I’m sorry, but I think you’re not kind to me,” that she’s been trying to be nice to her, and that she feels like my daughter hates her.... This is the part that makes this complicated for her and I. I don’t think my daughter should be unkind to her, obviously, but I also don’t want her feeling responsible for maintaining a friendship she no longer wants because the other child is hurt by that boundary.

I know they’re 8, there are two sides to these things, and I’m not assuming this child literally intended to threaten my daughter’s life. I have empathy for her and know there is context behind some of her behavior. But hearing “you’re going to die tomorrow” after the previous comment about not deserving to live is something I feel like I need to address.

I also know a few other girls have had similar issues with her, even as far as the death comments are concerned, and that some of those incidents have been reported to the school. This girl's behavior has been described as "gaslighting" "manipulative" and "psychotic" by others (I know that's harsh to describe an 8 year old, don't come at me). My daughter just happens to be a preferred target and gets the worst of it.

I’m emailing the principal and teacher to formally document what happened yesterday, ask what follow-up occurred after my daughter told the yard duty, and make sure she can continue keeping her distance at school without consequence or complication. But I am really questioning if I am doing too much or not enough. Should I do anything beyond this at this point? I’m trying to handle it appropriately without turning it into something bigger than it needs to be.

Extra context that may or may not make a difference in how to proceed: this other girl's grandmother is a teacher at the school and was my younger child's teacher last year. We got along great. I am on the PTA board.

I saw an advertisement on Facebook (lame, I know) for a virtual reading program geared towards improving reading comprehension for grade-school kids. Has anyone heard/seen anything like this? I realize this may be a stretch, but it’s worth a try. Thanks!

I'm in SC where teachers don't get a lot of pay. Some of them are doing a really really good job and I want to show my appreciation with a BIG TIP! But I can't? What gives?

Why can't every parent give a BIG TIP? If I can pay my waiter 30$ for 15 minutes of work, I should be allowed to give my childs teacher 20 times that much over the course of a year. Multiply that by 30, and suddenly a teacher makes some cash. It's not even that much money, just a few meals out.

Best I can do is amazon gift cards around Christmas, so that is what I do. I've been giving around 50$ because I'm worried if I go higher I'll make a teacher uncomfortable. I definitely don't want to make someone feel bad!

Real question. What is the maximum I could give without making a teacher feel uncomfortable?

shes not really a counsellor i just have to see her once a week because (TW) i said i didnt want to be alive anymore.
The first time, it took 2 weeks to follow up and i got set up sessions.

The second time, i explicitly said i didnt want to be here. This was after our first session but she wasn’t really listening to me and didn’t ask any follow up questions.

My friends reported me today (with consent) to another teacher who takes mh very seriously.
All i know is they said the teacher was shocked at how my thing was handled and would sort it.

Will the lady be mad I told someone else? Well, I didn’t.
But i hope the teacher doesn’t say anything to the lady for her to not like me.

When it comes to classroom management, behaviors, frustrations etc. what would you say are the best levels when it comes to your workday? Take, for example, an out of control kindergarten class because they cannot follow basic directions such as being seated, constant tattle tailing, and not being able to do almost anything independently would make stress levels pretty high for a lot of teachers.

When it comes to your workday, between K-5, Middle School, and High School, which do you believe the average teacher can come home from a workday and have the least amount of burnout?

Hi teachers. It’s been really hard to concentrate on the readings lately. And there are just simply too many readings to do. But I don’t want teachers to think I’m lazy or don’t want to try. Is there anything I could do to amend or help? Thanks!

There are programs like no child left behind but what about the kids ahead?

As a custodian of a military funded district and a nearly strictly military family school, should I be concerned that my district does not include after school custodians in lockdown protocol? My district had recently installed lights in halls to give color coded warnings based on circumstances, and we (custodians) have not been trained on it (even after asking the head custodian of my school). Specifically, before the lights were installed and we had 4 display only TVs installed (1 in each wing) we had a false (accidental) lockdown when i was the sole custodian in the building. I asked my boss after and they had said "Just look at the TVs in the hall, they'll say if we're on lockdown." Given the state of school security, I have a problem with this, but I am too scared to bring it up. I did have a teacher tell me this is a legitimate concern, but have no clue if I should say something/quit due to the circumstances. Would appreciate advice from other teachers in other areas. Thank you so much for your response! (Sorry if this is not the place for it. I'm not a teacher specifically, but the care of the head staff seems important to every employee in a district.)

Did you have a meeting get violent? Have you have had to discuss something awkward with the parents? Has a parent ever left you mortified? Have any parents ever made you feel sorry for the student?

Hello! I'm about to graduate soon (17F) and I wrote a pretty heartfelt thank you letter for my favourite teacher. He has really inspired me, and I'm thinking of becoming a teacher in the future. I would feel much better If any teachers here could please offer to read it and tell me if its okay? Just don't want it to be "too much". Please comment on this post and I can message it to you :) Thank you.

Teachers, has a student ever said or done something that made your entire day better or reminded you why you love teaching?

I’d love to hear those little moments!

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Have you ever seen or experienced exam malpractice in your college or school? What happened?

1. What types of malpractice are most common during examinations?

2. Do you think CCTV cameras can effectively prevent cheating in exam halls?

3. Would Al-based monitoring be useful for detecting cheating during exams?

4. What do you think is better: strict invigilation or technology-based monitoring?

5. Can technology detect the use of mobile phones or smartwatches during exams?

6. Do strict punishments actually reduce examination malpractice?

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What are the main reasons students choose to cheat even when there is a risk of punishment?

1. How can colleges prevent cheating without making students feel excessively monitored?

2. What technical solution would you suggest to reduce examination malpractice?

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Hi teachers. I am a parent asking about a situation in a first grade classroom.

If your class plays a game every afternoon at the end of the day and all the students vote on which game they play but the majority of the class always picks the same game but you as the teacher know it makes a particular student upset.

(The parent has identified that their child has rejection sensitivity and is working on outside resources but has no official formal iep/504 yet)

Would you continue to play that game and give it as an option or just push forward and do what the class decides?

eta: I think my wording has come off wrong (I was parroting what I’ve seen in other posts). Perhaps what I should have said is what are the more extreme accommodations students are able to achieve to help them? Does that make more sense? It’s not about trying to criticize them as it is understand what’s being provided.

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I myself am not a teacher (although I do work for a school as part of their aftercare program), but I have seen so many posts about ridiculous accommodations. It’s confusing to me because I’ve had to fight so hard for even basic things like time and a half on tests or use of a four function calculator— I never got an IEP because I was “performing too well”, so I had to settle for a 504. What exactly are kids out there actually getting that’s so outrageous; or even more, gets followed?