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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]22:04. Yes. It depends on the school, however studies over many years have shown that overall, AAP classes are LARGER across all of FCPS. May be different at your school, but not on any typical year for FCPS. In addition, often [b]IEP's are not recognized at the AAP level.[/b] Various Specialists and Assistants help out General Ed classes but not AAP classes. If FCPS was to do away with AAP it would generally cost them more.[/quote]

How can that be?  That would be illegal under federal law.[/quote]

I don't know but they do it. Most IEPs are written for children who are behind academically.[/quote]

Kids can be way behind in one area (for example, reading), yet way ahead in another (like math).  Kids with IEPs aren't stupid, they have learning disabilities.  There are plenty of 2e kids that are way ahead in one area and way behind in another.[/quote]

Which begs the question: why are they in full time LLIV AAP if they are *behind* in any area?[/quote]

A child who has dyslexia may be "behind" in the skill of reading, but they can access the curriculum using audio books- just as a student who is blind.  They may have trouble spelling and have to use spell check for their entire life, but their vocabulary is in the stratosphere. A student with dysgraphia may need to use a keyboard and word prediction software (or a graphic organizer) to get down their ideas- but they ideas are still exceptional. A student with a four function calculator accommodation, may need help with the rout math facts, but they may be the one that deciphers one of the as of yet unsolved math equations.  The accommodations help bring the curriculum to the student who already has the capability of understanding, comprehending, learning it.  [/quote]

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