Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. I attached a copy of it.... It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called "The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm." The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for "our" kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. From: Hawk Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PM To: sList Subject: Letter to a teacher Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? 1 of 1 File(s) teacherletter.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 What a great letter, thank you for sharing it with us, I love it..... I already make a copy. Liette Jasso > > Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. > > I attached a copy of it.... > > It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. > > And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... > > I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called " The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm. " The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. > > Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for " our " kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. > > This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. > > > From: Hawk > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PM > To: sList > Subject: Letter to a teacher > > > > > Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 I only have a hard copy of The Least Dangerous Assumption and struggled to find it online. Here is a website that has several inclusion links and articles: http://www.includingsamuel.com/resources/educators.aspx The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray is a short book that I purchased for about $6 from amazon.com. I made copies to give to people and I'm using it for Friendship Week at my son's karate summer camp. From: Cohane Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:47 PM To: sList Subject: RE: Letter to a teacher These are great ideas/resources…Can you share the other letters you mentioned. From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of austintandt@...Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:54 PMTo: sList Subject: Re: Letter to a teacher [1 Attachment] Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. I attached a copy of it.... It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called "The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm." The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for "our" kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. From: Hawk Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PM To: sList Subject: Letter to a teacher Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Go the the institute on disability at UNH. That's where all the least dangerous stuff comes from. Via BlackBerry Sender: sList Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:08:43 -0400To: <sList >ReplyTo: sList Subject: Re: Letter to a teacher I only have a hard copy of The Least Dangerous Assumption and struggled to find it online. Here is a website that has several inclusion links and articles:http://www.includingsamuel.com/resources/educators.aspx The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray is a short book that I purchased for about $6 from amazon.com. I made copies to give to people and I'm using it for Friendship Week at my son's karate summer camp. From: Cohane Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:47 PMTo: sList Subject: RE: Letter to a teacher These are great ideas/resources…Can you share the other letters you mentioned. From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of austintandt@...Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:54 PMTo: sList Subject: Re: Letter to a teacher [1 Attachment] Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. I attached a copy of it.... It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called "The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm." The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for "our" kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. From: Hawk Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PMTo: sList Subject: Letter to a teacher Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2010 Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 These two sites might be helpful to you. They have sample letters. I know the one is for ADHD, but it can be altered for your purposes. Glenda Sample teacher letter - can be found at http://specialchildren.about.com/od/schoolhowtosforparents/a/sampleletter.htm Advovating for your child http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/2549.html > > I only have a hard copy of The Least Dangerous Assumption and struggled to find it online. Here is a website that has several inclusion links and articles: > http://www.includingsamuel.com/resources/educators.aspx > > > The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray is a short book that I purchased for about $6 from amazon.com. I made copies to give to people and I'm using it for Friendship Week at my son's karate summer camp. > > > > From: Cohane > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:47 PM > To: sList > Subject: RE: Letter to a teacher > > > > > These are great ideas/resources.Can you share the other letters you mentioned. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of austintandt@... > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:54 PM > To: sList > Subject: Re: Letter to a teacher [1 Attachment] > > > > > > Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. > > > > I attached a copy of it.... > > > > It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. > > > > And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... > > > > I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called " The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm. " The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. > > > > Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for " our " kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. > > > > This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. > > > > From: Hawk > > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PM > > To: sList > > Subject: Letter to a teacher > > > > > > > Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 Great information. I immediately went to download the Least Dangerous Assumption. The link provided at the website didn't work. I did a little fishing and found that the original publisher, Disability Solutions, is no longer a working website and got the identical error message for their site. So, if you are able to scan and attach a downloadable copy for us, that would be great. If not, I have emailed them to see if the people at Including can send one. Thanks for all the good info. Joi > > I only have a hard copy of The Least Dangerous Assumption and struggled to find it online. Here is a website that has several inclusion links and articles: > http://www.includingsamuel.com/resources/educators.aspx > > > The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray is a short book that I purchased for about $6 from amazon.com. I made copies to give to people and I'm using it for Friendship Week at my son's karate summer camp. > > > > From: Cohane > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 8:47 PM > To: sList > Subject: RE: Letter to a teacher > > > > > These are great ideas/resources.Can you share the other letters you mentioned. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------\ -------- > > From: sList [mailto:sList ] On Behalf Of austintandt@... > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 5:54 PM > To: sList > Subject: Re: Letter to a teacher [1 Attachment] > > > > > > Natural Learning Concepts has one called 15 Things About Me. > > > > I attached a copy of it.... > > > > It is a good start... I also write a letter with more detail and describe where he was at the end of the school year and what he did over the summer and where he is now. > > > > And, this year, I'm starting out the year with a gift card for the teacher to purchase some supplies for her classroom, just to help her smile at my son a little bit more.... > > > > I also have a couple of other papers I give throughout the year. One is called " The Least Dangerous Assumption, A Challenge to Create a New Paradigm. " The other is The Sixth Sense II by Carol Gray. The Least Dangerous Assumption is how not to assume that because a child has a specific label/diagnosis, he/she cannot meet certain expectations, like a self-fulfilling prophecy. The Sixth Sense II is for Peer Sensitivity. The teacher and perhaps a counselor conduct the activities in the child's mainstream classroom. > > > > Last year, I tried to encourage the general ed. teacher to have a Marble Jar but she didn't do it. I'll try again this year too. From Jed Baker's class wide incentive program. A Marble Jar is a jar placed at the front of the classroom and the kids earn marbles by demonstrating 3 behaviors: include others who appear left out, stand up for others who are teased and offer help to others (upset, hurt, need help with work or need encouragement). When the marble jar is full (typically 50-100 marbles or tokens), the whole class gets a reward. No marbles are ever removed for negative behavior; only earned for positive, pro-social, helpful and kind behavior. This is a great idea and is greatly underutilized. Once the kids start seeing marbles/tokens in the jar, they all get into it and it fosters kindness throughout their small community. They can earn free time (not great for " our " kids), a pizza party, no homework night, whatever they would work for. > > > > This same concept can be replicated throughout the entire school. > > > > From: Hawk > > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 4:18 PM > > To: sList > > Subject: Letter to a teacher > > > > > > > Does anyone have the format for a letter to a teacher at the beginning of the year to tell about your child? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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