Re: Need help with speech homework/ to Kiddietalk

[Guest guest]

Hi Karianne,

What state/country are you in? His IEP goals are too broad and

clearly he's not going to achieve the yearly goal which is why we

need to get 3 and 6 month goals into the IEP so you can prove the

placement and/or therapy/therapist is inappropriate. We need to act

fast because he's 6 years old -not progressing (much?) all year thus

far and this school year is almost over. Is extended school year (or

ESY) written into his IEP?

Do you have help with advocating? If not a professional perhaps

there is a parent of an older child who is doing well here who can go

in and help you advocate? Are there other children like your son in

his school where you can team up with the other parent/s to present

your needs as a group? Is there a place you can take him for therapy

on the weekends or after work hours? Do you have private evaluations

to help support your child's position of why he needs one on one

therapy? Have you seen these two pages? They may help a bit but we

do need to secure you much more assistance. Perhaps once we have a

better idea where you are we can find resources and support sources

to help.

Speech therapy matrix

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapymatrix.html

Reasons for one on one therapy for apraxia

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapyintensity.html

Just remember you don't have to sign the IEP at the meeting no matter

how much they say you have to. If they say you " have " to or say

anything else that sounds odd -just smile and say " That's

interesting. Can you please put that in writing for me and explain

why? " They won't put anything in writing that could be used against

them in a court of law! Also don't forget the tape recorder...did

you read the advocacy chapter of The Late Talker book? That should

help too. Let us know!

Best,

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[Guest guest]

Hi.

Thank you for your reply. I live in illinois. My neighbor who has a son with

the same SLP does not really care for the SLP either so I can talk to her about

it. I do have advocate my Aunt who is a SLP, which helps alot. I don't like to

depend on her to much so I am doing ALOT of researching today and getting ready

for the meeting.

Funny, you mention ESY. He is qualified for ESY for walk in speech therapy

which is only probably going to be 30 min a week. I will not know more than

that until I go for the meeting on the 25th. Something else I am going to

really push for.

You gave me a great idea I am going to call Easter Seals (where Connor goes

for OT) and see if they can do a eval so support the postion that he need 1 on 1

therapy.

Thank you so much. I will let you know what happens.

kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...> wrote:

Hi Karianne,

What state/country are you in? His IEP goals are too broad and

clearly he's not going to achieve the yearly goal which is why we

need to get 3 and 6 month goals into the IEP so you can prove the

placement and/or therapy/therapist is inappropriate. We need to act

fast because he's 6 years old -not progressing (much?) all year thus

far and this school year is almost over. Is extended school year (or

ESY) written into his IEP?

Do you have help with advocating? If not a professional perhaps

there is a parent of an older child who is doing well here who can go

in and help you advocate? Are there other children like your son in

his school where you can team up with the other parent/s to present

your needs as a group? Is there a place you can take him for therapy

on the weekends or after work hours? Do you have private evaluations

to help support your child's position of why he needs one on one

therapy? Have you seen these two pages? They may help a bit but we

do need to secure you much more assistance. Perhaps once we have a

better idea where you are we can find resources and support sources

to help.

Speech therapy matrix

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapymatrix.html

Reasons for one on one therapy for apraxia

http://www.cherab.org/information/speechlanguage/therapyintensity.html

Just remember you don't have to sign the IEP at the meeting no matter

how much they say you have to. If they say you " have " to or say

anything else that sounds odd -just smile and say " That's

interesting. Can you please put that in writing for me and explain

why? " They won't put anything in writing that could be used against

them in a court of law! Also don't forget the tape recorder...did

you read the advocacy chapter of The Late Talker book? That should

help too. Let us know!

Best,

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