Reply to Helping shy DD with class participation

Forum Index » Kids With Special Needs and Disabilities

Reply to "Helping shy DD with class participation"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]A 504 doesn't provide accommodations. [/b]  It's purpose was to prevent discrimination, so for example, if your dd had a diagnosis of selective mutism and didn't answer verbally in class she wouldn't be penalized for not participating in class if she had a 504.  An IEP would provide accommodations like to provide tests would be in written format not oral quizzes.  (I'm not saying she has selective mutism, that's just to illustrate a point.)

OP, I would start the IEP process if she's having this much difficulty.

I would also consider getting a neuropsych evaluation.  This will be an investment, but at least you'll understand the causes.  Is it anxiety, does she have inattentive ADHD?

She might personally benefit from individual therapy, a social skills group, etc.  It's okay to be introverted, but if it's getting in the way of her functioning at school she needs strategies she can use and official accommodations in school.[/quote]

I don't think this is right. An IEP provides specialized education -- a pull-out group for reading, for example. [b]A 504 provides accommodations[/b], such as preferential seating or access to an elevator for someone with a mobility disability or a test with big font. Generally speaking, if it requires a person to provide extra time, it needs a IEP; if it's free, a 504.[/quote]

NO.  A 504 provides "accommodations" to prevent discrimination.  So having wheel chair ramps could be considered an accommodation for a child in a wheelchair so your kid can enter and exit a building like everyone else...
http://www.wrightslaw.com/howey/504.idea.htm

Under 504, nothing has to be written, measured, you as a parents have fewer rights and re-course.

Seriously, why do people like PP "contribute" when they obviously don't know what they're talking about.[/quote]

Speaking of people contributing when they don't know what they are talking about...

Yes, a wheelchair ramp could be a 504 accommodation. That's pretty equivalent to access to an elevator that I mentioned, or a test with big font or braille, or a sign language interpreter. It also can include preferential seating. It would not include a special educator providing individualized instruction to a student.

What part of what I've said do you actually disagree with?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics