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Post by katiekat on Nov 11, 2009 18:16:24 GMT -5
Well what I thought was going to be a waste of my time was actually productive. It seems every other year Sean gets a decent teacher who is on the same page as me.
Since the teacher has had me stop correcting his math homework she has been able to see that he gets every problem wrong every night and now he goes out to the resource room for math every day.
She says he is struggling with reading a lot. He is not even able to read the lowest level books for his grade so she is now working on getting him to be pulled out for reading also. She is also going to have him read aloud to her for 15 min. every day and instead of reading for 20 mins. at home he needs to read for a half hour. He also needs to pick books that are easier as he is not able to read 75% of it and then has no idea what he read. She is sending me home a list of books that are more appropriate for him.
For the 1st time ever it has finally been agreed that the fact that Sean still reverses his letters IS NOT ACCEPTABLE and is in fact A PROBLEM. The spec. ed. teacher said she will now begin working intensely with him on this. He will also be getting more help from the spec. ed. teacher with spelling.
Overall I was satisfied with what they are doing/in the process of doing for him. Quite a nice change from the norm.
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Post by misty on Nov 11, 2009 18:32:11 GMT -5
Thats GREAT! Its about time they start giving him the help he needs. Now I think you'll start to see his confidence grow too. I'd love to hear how its going after he's been getting the help for a few weeks, so don't forget to update us!
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Post by charliegirl on Nov 11, 2009 20:54:58 GMT -5
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Post by anon4now on Nov 12, 2009 12:22:50 GMT -5
Woohoo KK!!! That's awesome. Get all the resources you can from this teacher and be sure they follow him into next year!
I don't remember the age difference between mine and yours, but mine really liked The Magic Tree House series. You can find them on Scholatic's website and they're in the stores and libraries.
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Post by katiekat on Nov 12, 2009 18:50:08 GMT -5
He is 9. Thats funny you mentioned that series though Anon because that's exactly what he was reading that is too difficult for him! Also the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. He wants to read those because thats what other kids in his class are reading.The teacher suggested the Cam Jansen series so I picked up a few of those today. Not too babyish but much easier. He is still having some difficulty with them even. Unfortunately he is on about a 1st grade reading level so its tough to find a happy medium.
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Post by anon4now on Nov 13, 2009 8:32:13 GMT -5
Check out this website: home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/The Cam Jensen series is Level L. So you can try to find other Level L maybe a K and an M to get a good idea where he's at. It looks like Magic Tree house is level M, so it's right around the corner for him. Maybe worth you reading some to him out loud and having him go back and read it again. A4N
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Post by katiekat on Nov 13, 2009 8:44:38 GMT -5
What a great site Anon! Thank you so much! I saw that the majoity of books she suggested for him are on the J and K levels. (Henry and Mudge, Frog and Toad) but I could not bring myself to get him these books because he needs them for reading in school. He would probably be a little embarrassed to take them and read them in front of the other kids. I dont want to discourage him. I had him read a little aloud from the Cam Jansen book I got and he did ok, struggled a bit. He has to write a brief summary about what he read each night so its important that he comprehends what he is reading. I told him he could read the harder books for enjoyment at home. Thanks again for the link-I am printing it out right now!
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Post by jj on Nov 13, 2009 12:12:40 GMT -5
Finally, he is getting the help he needs. This just made my day.
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