My DS1 is 5 and has autism. His speech is coming on, but he cannot have a conversation with me about something unless I can help support the conversation. So DS1's 1:1 TA has always written a brief account of what DS1 has done in the school day. E.g. just a line about what he did in maths, literacy, PE etc.
DS1 is now in Y1, with a new teacher. At parents' evening last Thursday, DS1's teacher said that she thought DS1's TA was spending too much time writing. DS1 doesn't need the TA's help every second of the day, so to write a sentence here and there hardly seems too onerous a task, especially when DS1's TA's sole responsibility is to look after my DS1! We emailed DS1's teacher last night to say that the cut down version (DS1's TA only wrote one sentence about was done in maths) of the notes wasn't enough for us to help our DS1 have a conversation with us.
DS1's teacher said to me this morning that they would stick to the new reduced format for a few weeks and then review it. When I said that I really wasn't happy about it, the teacher told me to talk to the head or the SENCO. I'm at a loss as to why they're taking away the tools for having a conversation with my DS1 about his day at school.
How much communication do you get from your DC's TA everyday?
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lottytheladybird · 13/10/2015 10:28
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