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Ok so why do the parents and adminstrators think it is ok to do that?

No wonder Deaf ed is such a mess.


DBG...what about differientating your lessons? I have some great websites about that if you are interested, but they apply to hearing kids. Doesnt hurt to check them out.
 
Ok so why do the parents and adminstrators think it is ok to do that?

No wonder Deaf ed is such a mess.


DBG...what about differientating your lessons? I have some great websites about that if you are interested, but they apply to hearing kids. Doesnt hurt to check them out.

I wish I had an answer to that question. I cannot for the life of me understand why they do some of the things they do.
 
So in the public schools, do they force teachers to use different communication modes other than spoken English during a lesson? Is Spanish allowed in the lesson?

Sure, finding the right communication method is usually the core of these IEPs. He has to provide written transcripts of the lesson to some students prior, to others after, to parents in some cases, for others he has to write on the board what he's saying while he's saying (the transcripts don't suffice), for others they have aids who repeat key points while the lesson is going on, and for some he has to use visual diagrams/tools wherever possible, because the kids may be at various stages of ESL or other learning situations. These are not kids with deafness or hearing-related IEPs, btw.
 
Sure, finding the right communication method is usually the core of these IEPs. He has to provide written transcripts of the lesson to some students prior, to others after, to parents in some cases, for others he has to write on the board what he's saying while he's saying (the transcripts don't suffice), for others they have aids who repeat key points while the lesson is going on, and for some he has to use visual diagrams/tools wherever possible, because the kids may be at various stages of ESL or other learning situations. These are not kids with deafness or hearing-related IEPs, btw.

That isn't really considered a different communication method. Just another mode of the same communication method.
 
Ok so why do the parents and adminstrators think it is ok to do that?

No wonder Deaf ed is such a mess.


DBG...what about differientating your lessons? I have some great websites about that if you are interested, but they apply to hearing kids. Doesnt hurt to check them out.

Differentiating instruction is what I do - but I'd love to look at what you have that I might not. But as you know...it isn't easy by a long shot. DI is the reason I come home dead tired on my feet, lol! It's a lot of mental work. ;) There's always new ideas out there, so if you don't mind, share it on here. :)
 
That isn't really considered a different communication method. Just another mode of the same communication method.

Shel asked "do they force teachers to use different communication modes other than spoken English during a lesson." Please don't make this an argument, Jillio. I thought we were just sharing experiences and commiserating about the sorry state of education.
 
Sure, finding the right communication method is usually the core of these IEPs. He has to provide written transcripts of the lesson to some students prior, to others after, to parents in some cases, for others he has to write on the board what he's saying while he's saying (the transcripts don't suffice), for others they have aids who repeat key points while the lesson is going on, and for some he has to use visual diagrams/tools wherever possible, because the kids may be at various stages of ESL or other learning situations. These are not kids with deafness or hearing-related IEPs, btw.

In my home state where I graduated from, teachers from the regular education department might have had to take one course in special education. In reality, ALL teachers are now special education teachers because we have such a diverse population of kids with individualized needs. Not only IEPs, but 504 plans, too. :shock: Most regular education teachers have not had sufficient training on how to differentiate instructions, to follow accommodations, and to adjust teaching. Pull-out resource room services are not what they used to be. Scary.
 
In my home state where I graduated from, teachers from the regular education department might have had to take one course in special education. In reality, ALL teachers are now special education teachers because we have such a diverse population of kids with individualized needs. Not only IEPs, but 504 plans, too. :shock: Most regular education teachers have not had sufficient training on how to differentiate instructions, to follow accommodations, and to adjust teaching. Pull-out resource room services are not what they used to be. Scary.

So true. My husband is often not even in the room when the IEP is being discussed, and even with a few MAs and MFAs in subject areas, he has no specialized training for the issues that these kids have.
 
Shel asked "do they force teachers to use different communication modes other than spoken English during a lesson." Please don't make this an argument, Jillio. I thought we were just sharing experiences and commiserating about the sorry state of education.

I was not making it an argument. I was making a statement regarding accommodations in the classroom. Providing print copies of lectures, etc. is not forcing teachers to use a different language. **shrug** It is an accommodation used for various disabilities that require an IEP.
 
In my home state where I graduated from, teachers from the regular education department might have had to take one course in special education. In reality, ALL teachers are now special education teachers because we have such a diverse population of kids with individualized needs. Not only IEPs, but 504 plans, too. :shock: Most regular education teachers have not had sufficient training on how to differentiate instructions, to follow accommodations, and to adjust teaching. Pull-out resource room services are not what they used to be. Scary.

Agreed. It is scary. Which is why the mainstream is just passing students from grade to grade.
 
Wow, You are in for a real challenge, I wish you all best of luck.

Tomorrow, I am being paired up with child therefore I am doing everything for that child, IEP, reporting to OT, PT, SLT, etc and making sure he/she are fully intergrated with mainstreamed kids and there are other kids who has various of special needs. Most of them are either 1-1 or 1-2 with a Learning Support Assistant each.

I have not got my case yet, I was suppose to recieve them over the holidays to read about the child's needs and making notes/have ideas but for the moment, I have no idea who I have got.

In Uk, it's as bad too depending on the school, I have been lucky with two (one's all deaf school, another is mainstream with deaf unit) so far and didn't enjoy another school which has resources base who had mixture of different ablities/needs who are ed at grades but they are 2/3 years behind since there is not enough TA to meet their needs we had to juggle for ex, i had a deaf kid, a kid with behav prob and one kid with fine/motor skills hence finds writing difficult, they are at similar level but different ages/ablities, the kid with behav probs doesn't concerate well, I spend alot of time helping kid with fine/motor skills where as the deaf kid who is pretty much able to do the work by himself but he does need help to make sure he had met his targets so does the kid with behaviour problem, he needed 1-1 so that there is no distraction... my heart was always out of my mouth. I feel for the children who end up in the mainstream with hardly any support and feel helpless, like you I stay up at nights worrying about their future, checking over and over again the IEP's etc to make sure they are right for them.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE working with those kids, it's not their fault, what I hate about the job, the hours are long, underpaid, no holiday pay (we may (might be stopped due to goverment cuts!) get 4 weeks paid out of 12 weeks holiday therefore I have another job on top of this job to support myself through holidays) the stress for getting the rights for the kids, sleepless nights. People thought our jobs were easy!!! it's NOT! I won't swap my job for the world otherwise who will the kids have to support them, they need us.
 
At my school, nobody has heard of differentiating the lessons. I just recently learned about it from a class I recently finished taking. I will have to go through my files when I am not busy and get them to you. How soon do you need them?
 
Wow, You are in for a real challenge, I wish you all best of luck.

Tomorrow, I am being paired up with child therefore I am doing everything for that child, IEP, reporting to OT, PT, SLT, etc and making sure he/she are fully intergrated with mainstreamed kids and there are other kids who has various of special needs. Most of them are either 1-1 or 1-2 with a Learning Support Assistant each.

I have not got my case yet, I was suppose to recieve them over the holidays to read about the child's needs and making notes/have ideas but for the moment, I have no idea who I have got.

In Uk, it's as bad too depending on the school, I have been lucky with two (one's all deaf school, another is mainstream with deaf unit) so far and didn't enjoy another school which has resources base who had mixture of different ablities/needs who are ed at grades but they are 2/3 years behind since there is not enough TA to meet their needs we had to juggle for ex, i had a deaf kid, a kid with behav prob and one kid with fine/motor skills hence finds writing difficult, they are at similar level but different ages/ablities, the kid with behav probs doesn't concerate well, I spend alot of time helping kid with fine/motor skills where as the deaf kid who is pretty much able to do the work by himself but he does need help to make sure he had met his targets so does the kid with behaviour problem, he needed 1-1 so that there is no distraction... my heart was always out of my mouth. I feel for the children who end up in the mainstream with hardly any support and feel helpless, like you I stay up at nights worrying about their future, checking over and over again the IEP's etc to make sure they are right for them.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE working with those kids, it's not their fault, what I hate about the job, the hours are long, underpaid, no holiday pay (we may (might be stopped due to goverment cuts!) get 4 weeks paid out of 12 weeks holiday therefore I have another job on top of this job to support myself through holidays) the stress for getting the rights for the kids, sleepless nights. People thought our jobs were easy!!! it's NOT! I won't swap my job for the world otherwise who will the kids have to support them, they need us.

Wow! They expect you to just show up and start working with the kid cold? No prior contact or introductory meeting? That is horrible. For you and the kid.
 
Wow! They expect you to just show up and start working with the kid cold? No prior contact or introductory meeting? That is horrible. For you and the kid.

Yep, going in blind, I hope tomorrow is teachers day and no pupils.
 
Yep, going in blind, I hope tomorrow is teachers day and no pupils.

I hope so, too. At least it will give you a bit of time to prepare. But it is so difficult to prepare without being able to assess your assigned student's needs ahead of time.
 
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