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[quote=Anonymous]At his next IEP meeting, see if they can give him an alpha smart (basically a portable word processor) so that he isn't putting all of his energy into the actual activity of writing so that he has no energy left to come up with ideas (my son had the exact same problem). Also, see if they will give you a scribe for the writing assignments (basically, an aide who will sit with your son and write down what he says). Also, see if you can scribe homework for him.  I know that he needs to practice writing to get better but for kids with low tone, there is only so much they can do each day.  If his OT's aren't teaching him keyboarding, get Type 2 Learn and have him work on it at home. As he gets older, he is going to be typing, not writing, so he should learn it sooner rather than later.  Ask if he can get modified writing assignments (i.e., if the assignment is to write 3 paragraphs, he only has to write 1 or something like that).

Also, I disagree with the pp about private placements. It is very difficult to get a private placement (i.e., private school paid) by MCPS.

Good luck at your meeting.[/quote]

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