I met my yr2 DDs teachers (job share) last wk re her reading. She?d been on orange books for nearly a yr, which she can read sometimes easily, sometimes hesitantly & reluctantly. DD also told me he she was having extra ?looking at things? sessions, I wanted to know why.
I was told that DD had been assessed ?last yr?.... ?being at risk?.... ?slight?..... ?visual delay?... ?visual processing?......?you should have been told?.
So Monday I took her to an optician. Could have cried 3 mins in, she was really struggling. Squint causing lazy eye/ shutdown, only made it to line 3 & 4 on the test. ? glasses, back in 3 months. Optician seemed agitated, squints better treated sooner than later (I?ve been googling - important before 7 /8 yrs - DD is 7 next week). DD is looking forward to getting her specs ? bless her.
Wrote to teachers, just the facts ? she will lose her place in text, miss out parts of / words etc. Wrote to HT - disappointed not to have been told until I asked to meet , requested that I be promptly & fully informed of all issues in future.
Wednesday ? yr1 & senco teacher calls me, at HTs request. Mentions ?visual perception?, tries to convince me that this is in no way linked to vision, doesn?t succeed. Admits I should have been told and seems genuine concerned about DD.
I need to keep a good relationship with the yr2 teachers & yr1/senco .....BUT inside I am FURIOUS..... edgy and hostile towards school.
I need to be sure they will tell me EVERYTHING in future. How do I do that? Should I request DDs school record or will this put them on the defensive? Was this a mistake or is it standard not to tell parents their children are being assessed & what the results are? Should I expect/push the HT to reply to me personally?
DH thinks that in DDs interest I should now shut up and smile sweetly, they will have got the message ? I?m not so sure... What would you do?
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