{"id":12528,"date":"2015-03-12T10:09:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=12528"},"modified":"2015-03-27T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T15:01:09","slug":"socially-developmentally-behind-should-we-retain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/socially-developmentally-behind-should-we-retain\/","title":{"rendered":"Socially &#038; Developmentally Behind. Should We Retain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Socially%20%26%20Developmentally%20Behind.%20Should%20We%20Retain%3F\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; float: right; margin-left: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/images\/bs\/study.boy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/>My 11-year-old son, grade 5, is behind a little socially. He has no real friends who seek him out or invite him over. He says he wants to be in normal classes with friends.<\/p>\n<p>He is in resource now for spelling and math, and has always been an average reader, but is slipping.<\/p>\n<p>Next year in middle school, he should be in either resource classes or an inclusion model.<\/p>\n<p>His teacher says she sees benefits for retaining. Otherwise, she advised us to put &#8220;everything we can into the IEP for grade 6.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Should we retain him?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>I see no information that would even remotely justify retention. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>You do not need to retain your son in order to get an appropriate IEP. You know that is not true.<\/p>\n<p>You need to back up and look at your long-term plan.<\/p>\n<p>Your son\u2019s 6th grade IEP should contain everything he needs, regardless of what school model he is in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An IEP is not a gift or a consolation prize. It is your son&#8217;s right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Instruction \u2013 A Red Flag<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Being &#8220;in resource for spelling and math, has always been an average reader but is slipping&#8221; is a red flag that his teacher&#8217;s instruction is currently inadequate.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The teacher should teach spelling as part of the reading program.<\/p>\n<p>If a person can sound out (decode) a syllable or word, then he has learned the skills to also spell (encode) the syllable or word.<\/p>\n<p>Teaching spelling in isolation does not make sense, and if his reading instruction were working, your son&#8217;s reading would not be &#8220;slipping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Your son\u2019s educational program can provide specialized instruction for math and reading\/spelling in pullout sessions of 1-1 instruction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There is no need for your son to miss out on other class time with his friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Data and Evaluations <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>IEPs are based on data and evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>An evaluation by a private sector evaluator will give you and the other team members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>information on your son&#8217;s present level of performance<\/li>\n<li>recommendations for programming for him<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To find a good evaluator in your area, contact attorneys who represent parents of children with disabilities and ask them for names of evaluators in your area that they recommend.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Rethink Your Long-Term Plan<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While you are on the phone, also ask for the names of advocates in your area.<\/p>\n<p>You need to rethink the playing field.<\/p>\n<p>Working with an advocate for a while will help get you started along a better path.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My 11-year-old son, grade 5, is behind a little socially. 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