what's LIU?
Laura

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> From: Cindy Mallory <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: SPED Thread
> Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 10:30 AM
>
> Deri,
>
> I agree with Bill on this issue. We placed our son in an LIU classroom
for
> neurologically impaired (NI). It was to teach children at a slower pace,
> using a variety of teaching methods. It consisted of three grade levels
and
> only allowed ten students with one teacher and an aide. An O.T. and P.T.
came
> in once a week and Speech was there twice a week. It was considered the
> "Cadillac"  of services offered by the LIU per LIU representatives!  What
a
> joke!!!!! My child was there for three years from K till second grade and
> then we fought to get him placed in regular ed last year. He had a great
year
> repeating second grade to acquire all the things not taught at the LIU
class.
> He has no problems with math, but money and time were not taught along
with
> fractions and other important details. He struggled with reading and
didn't
> learn to read until he entered regular ed because they actaully took the
time
> and energy to teach him!  I can't tell you how many times I went to get
my
> son 1/2 hour before school was over for private P.T., and the teacher
asked
> if I could wait 15 minutes as she didn't get reading in yet! The best
time to
> teach is in the morning. not the late afternoon. It was truly a
babysitting
> service. The children often were playing or watching disney movies. When
I
> got upset with the T.V. watching and approached it from my moral issues
that
> I don't allow him to watch certain Disney movies, I got slammed by the
> classroom psychologist that he needed this interaction for social
> development. I have no respect for what I witnessed. They taught down to
the
> lowest functioning student and this was no challenge for my son. Also,
the
> class was in a regular ed building and the other children never played
with
> the classroom kids, there was no interaction. Since my child has joined
the
> ranks of the regular ed class, he has been fully accepted. Of course,
that
> depends on the interaction of the teacher and the parents inviting
playmates
> over to the house. Then these children have had my son over. All I know,
my
> son had a successful year. He did require Title 1 services for reading,
which
> he couldn't obtain at the LIU classroom because I was told it was double
> dipping. But there was no accountability in the LIU classroom so there
was
> sothfulness and no one seemed to care but a few parents who ended up
pulling
> out their children. Also the therapists weren't good at all either.
> Cindy