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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no way you would know how many kids in a class an aide was covering *unless you were a teacher who had seen a child's IEP*. There are children with IEPs who need 1:1 support sometimes or in certain situations. A child could have ADHD or emotional problems or health problems that you don't know about and the aide could be there to help several children as needed.

My last K class (2 years ago), I had 30 kids. One had Downs and needed a lot of help with daily acitivities (was not toilet trained, could not feed himself). The aide seemed like she was just for him but there were also 3 other children with IEPs in that class who she was "covering". One of these children needed a lot of support and ended up transferring to a special school. The aide was stretched very thin. This is just one example. [/quote]

As a parent of a Special Ed student, in ES- you do know who is being covered.  You see the same parents in the Special Ed classroom during back to school night.  You know who is in your child's reading group or math group.  If you volunteer in the classroom, you know who leaves with the aide during language arts or math.  Parents talk with each other, compare notes and help support each other.  You go on field trips and you know which child has a one to one aide.  You go the special education parents group sponsored by the PTA and learn more. Years go by, you learn more.   If you pay attention, you end up knowing quite a bit, of course you don't know everything.  I think it is a good thing.  It means we are not out in the wilderness alone and we can support each other.

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