transition meeting

[ohtobesunny]

have got to go in school for ds transition meeting will meet his new teacher. can someone tell me what to expect? what do i do?

What stage is your DS at? Does he already have support in place?

stage? does that mean sa plus? he has some people come in sulp i think it is called and he had a ed psyc come in a few weeks ago who said she had suggested other things for them to do

Sorry no I meant what stage is he at school. Is he moving up a class at the same school. In that case you probably need to check what the new teacher knows or assumes about him and make sure s/he has got it right. If you are happy with the support he is getting make sure it is going to continue. If you think he needs more then ask for it.

sorry he is moving up a class we are coming to the end of a really bad year and i am a bit nervos about meeting the new teacher.just hope it will be a fresh start and not carry on from this one.

How old is he? I've just put this on another thread.

As far as transition plans are concerned it depends on how good the school is and how much your DS struggles with change. A good school would produce a pupil passport, maybe an A4 sheet summarising his main difficulties and strategies that work for his new teacher and any PPA cover or supply teacher. They would prepare a transition book for your DS with photos of his new teacher, the classroom, his peg, the new toilets, etc, and give him the opportunity to visit with a TA or in a small group in the last few days of term. The book could then come home over the summer holidays for you to go over with him occasionally. (Though that can increase stress some.)

HTH

Hope you have a better year then and a more understanding teacher. It is understandable that you are nervous but you know Ds best and it might be a good chance for you to explain his strengths and where he needs help as you see him. Good luck.

thank you.

he is 7, will that infomation be the same for any age ellenjaneisnotmyname?

Depends on his understanding. Pictures only, if he's not reading yet, that you talk over with him, pictures and words for a young reader.

transition meeting did not turn out to be about ds transition at all, they just told me they will be stopping his iep when he returns for next school year he will not get addittional time to get used to his new class even though they keep saying he struggles with change they will start a new iep if they think he needs it next year which really means they are removing the things that i added last year they think i am stupid.so i am going to go with it and if he starts to get upset or i am called in because he starts getting naughty again i will no that he really does struggle with the things they say