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At 8 years old not speaking to peers is slightly problematic.    He won't be 8 forever and at 13, 16, 21--what a dismal future.[/quote]

I agree kids need help but how can you say for sure that he won't outgrow the issue with age(13, 16, 21) even without any help?[/quote]

Because meanwhile the other kids' skills are advancing, while his aren't. As kids get older it gets much harder to catch up.[/quote]

I think it's not a race , who [u]talks/communicates more wins[/u]! Kids should have [u][b]good enough[/b] communication to succeed in life[/u], not like they should be in 80-90 percentile![/quote]

Language is a huge issue as they get older.  [b]Our child gets marked down[/b], which isn't fair, because he cannot articulate what he has learned even though he knows it.  It sounds like yours is struggling more than mine, so just understand that it only gets harder the older they get, especially when things like reading levels are judged by the kids reading out loud.[/quote]

This can be addressed in your IEP goals.  There are ways kids can show knowledge [/quote]

Agree, but its not going to happen at our school.  We met with them and tried to redo the IEP and they refuse to address any of our concerns.  We then tried to drop the IEP as why have it if it doesn't meet your child's needs nor do the services they provide and they refused to drop it.  The only way they even acknowledge anything is because the test scores were good and above their norm.  So, my kid is stuck in a much lower reading group than they should be in.  They clearly don't understand his needs nor are they willing to try.[/quote]

A school can't make anyone keep an iep.  It doesn't sound like you have a good understanding of your rights.  I would look to an iep consultant to help you build a more effective IEP.[/quote]

That is what they said and they refused to drop it saying it was too hard to get it back later on.  We gave up.  Its not worth the money to pay for a consultant when child is doing well.  We considered it.  The wouldn't follow it even if they put it in place so there is no point.  Rather save that money for private school if we need it later on.[/quote]

Call the Central Special Ed Office and tell them that the school is forcing you to have an IEP that they aren't following anyway.  You can also file a state complaint (not due process).  You don't need a lawyer.  You just write a letter to the State Dept. of Ed.[/quote]

Thanks.. we'll deal with it eventually.  At this point there is no harm as we got it reduced but we don't want child pulled out of main work.  They refused to do it during recess or a special.  Child is doing well so not worth the fight or drama.  We just need to wait for more of the test scores to prove he is doing much better than they think he is.  I'm more inclined to fight if we wanted services and supports.  We would like them to work with us more but its never going to happen.[/quote]

You’re right that getting pulled during recess or specials is not going to happen. They aren’t allowed. Specials may seem like throwaway classes but they are a mandatory part of the curriculum and are basically impossible to make up because they are only once a week. They are not allowed to just not give your child part of the curriculum. And they are not going to take away his social/break time at recess to give services, either. I’ve heard of social supports during recess, but never missing it entirely and I think that’s not a reasonable expectation. [/quote]

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