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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is in 8th grade in a high achieving school.... many A+ personalities.

DD is VERY shy talking with teachers when she needs help and rarely, if ever participates in class.  She is certainly NOT going to jump in and interrupt anyone speaking to get her point across.  When she was in FIFTH grade, the school's drama teacher told me that when DD was in KINDERGARTEN, DD NEVER spoke during drama class and would just stand on stage and the drama teacher was glad to see DD "coming out of her shell.  (I knew she was shy but this information would have been helpful if I was informed on the extent of her shyness back then!!)

This year she has 2 teachers that grade pretty seriously on class participation.  Sadly, it appears that both teachers grade how many times a student contributes to a whole class discussion.  She has received "Fs" for participation in 2 classes for the month of September.

She has a 504 plan for organizational issues - extended time on tests, seating up front,etc....
How can I educate these teachers that they have to TEACH her how to participate, create a non-threatening environment, have patience, use encouragement and have different expectations at first about participation from her in comparison to the A+ personality kids.  DD will feel more comfortable in the class if the teacher first went out of her/his way to make a connection with DD and then set her up in small steps.

Can I use her 504 plan for this?  What accommodations can I have included in her 504 plan so that the teachers will HELP her learn how to participate and feel more comfortable doing so?

TIA[/quote] This is something that the school counselor can work with her on. Mention it during the next meeting to see if you can get her serviced. [/quote]

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