Hi Deborah,
Did you know that you can request services for your son so that he does not
loose ground during the summer?  After 14 years of writing IEP's (middle
school, though) we had a few extended service ones. I would at least
ask--may be able to get some of those socialization goals worked on through
the summer. Sometimes they were not easy to get through, but if he showed
loss of gains last summer, it should be easier.
Hope this helps,
Laura

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> From: Deborah <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Kind of Off Topic.
> Date: Monday, May 15, 2000 11:24 PM
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> Well, that time of year again, IEP meetings for making new goals for =
> summer school and next year.  Went to my oldest son's meeting today ( =
> he's going to be 9 in July, ADHD and multiple LD's with developmental =
> delay.).
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> They are going to have to hold him back, technically, in the 2 nd grade,
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> so as to keep him from taking the Federal mandated testing that is =
> required of all 3rd graders next year. Kind of depressed about this, but
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> it is for the best.
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> He meet some of his goals for this year but there remains quite a few of
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> them to be retained for next year, also he has to take the 15 day summer
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> course.
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> He is not functioning at a 1st grade level yet, and that's all areas =
> including socialization.  They hope to take him all the way to the 2nd =
> grade level next year, I sure hope he doesn't lose everything this =
> summer like he did last summer.
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> Also if he continues having troubles with writing like he is, they may =
> try getting him accepted for receiving that special piece of equipment, =
> can't remember what it was called, but it resembles a keyboard in which =
> he can do all of his work on instead of having to write it out.
>
> Well, for the most part his IEP meeting went rather smoothly, since this
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> is a school that is chartered that only deals with children who have SLD
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> labels. I have all ready talked to them about Zachary (I know he is not =
> even three yet ) and they say they can actually take them on a =
> kindergarten level as long as they have an SLD label, even with his =
> orthopedic problems.  One draw back, no PT available at the school, but =
> Speech and OT is.
> Talk to you all later,
> Deborah mom of 4