My dd (6.5) attends a mainstream school with an attached language unit. She has a language/communication disorder.
Anyway they split groups for literacy and maths and dd has the same teacher for both of these sessions.
About 2 months ago dd's behaviour deterioated so badly that she was biting herself and was very unhappy. She kept saying she was unhappy about sitting on her own at the table. In the meanwhile a letter came home asking me to come in and discuss a new arrangement they had been implementing.
Basically they had been sitting dd at a table facing the wall for some written work as she was getting distracted easily. Although I know it's hard for teachers I was put out as she is in the unit to be intergrated and I would hardly call it inclusion. They may as well just hang a plaque round her head saying "special needs". I said I wasn't happy and where was dd's lsa for this lesson. Teacher said she didn't have one for literacy and it was just teacher and 3o kids (including dd) and admitted that she was finding it a bit of a struggle and that dd would benefit from extra support.
Next day went to language unit and spoke to language base teacher. Explained what literacy teacher had said and asked why dd wasn't having support. As obviously the table arrangement was being put into place as she couldn't cope with dd. Language teacher said that she would talk to literacy teacher (who was always very nice and friendly to me).
Anyway language base teacher came back and said that literacy teacher had said dd was doing fine and so was she coping with it. Dd didn't need extra support wtf????
I said well I think dd should have it. The reason I sent dd to unit was so that I knew she would always be supported and I wouldn't have to worry about this kind of situation. There argument is that dd is bright and the only child out of the 12 language base kids that need that group. Dd's sn has never been about her academ
Since then dd no longer sits at the table and they have now support for 3 days a week.
My big problem now is that literacy teacher obviously isn't happy with me. She blanks me and is just very frosty.
I can't see what her problem is? She can go home at the end of the day.
What is so wrong with wanting what is best for my little girl?
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Tricky situation regarding one of dd's teachers
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Blossomhill · 01/03/2006 20:48
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