i was wondering if someone was in the arean or in NC and can point me to where i can get the appropriate papers to have on hand to know what my son is entitled to. thanks
i was wondering if someone was in the arean or in NC and can point me to where i can get the appropriate papers to have on hand to know what my son is entitled to. thanks
Hi Heather,
I believe there are some good sites on sp.ed law that are under the resources part of ldonline, I am not an expert on the laws, there are others, like socks who know much more about all that than I (I probably should be ashamed to admit this,huh?). I also got a good list of classroom accommodations from ldonline that I look at when I think things aren’t going so well.
What I did want to say is, I am an army wife also, I have been where you are now. My husband was in Korea when my oldest son was a first grader, struggling mightily with the written word. My misfortune as a first time mom was that of course I believed the school when they said they couldn’t test him for ld’s. I took him to his ped. to have his ears checked, since the teacher was pulling his behavior card because he wasn’t “paying attention”. He also didn’t know the alphabet,so couldn’t read or spell the 30 different words he was given each week. Yes, homework was a nightmare, he cried when all I asked him to do was repeat the word after me when I showed him the card, he would fall out of his chair, climb under the table. I know you already have the picture. He was dxed add/inattentive by the developmental ped. at Ft. Bliss, and mild-moderate capd by the speech/lang. dept at the same hospital. However, it took until 4th grade for him to finally qualify for sp.ed. Don’t let them tell you he is a late bloomer if you don’t feel it is right. My son was bright and interested, I had no clue he would have a problem in school.
I had to do all the initial stuff on my own, my husband is around most of the time now for moral support, but he doesn’t really know all the stuff that goes on. He wasn’t there for the beginning, and I am still the person in charge. I am not sure if you are involved with the spouse group, however, I wasn’t so much until our whole battalion went to Korea. I found that sometimes it just helped to put my guys at the babysitters(usually my neighbor) and go get free food and do a craft or go out to dinner with the ladies. I am not active now, I have a lot of neighbors I can depend on. However, if you aren’t already, give the spouse group a chance. It really helps to find at least one other person who is going through at least half of what you are. Also, you are not alone, there are many of us army wives, doing our army wife thing. I currently am in Germany for the second time, been doing this thing for 14 yrs. Yes it can get you down to have to deal with all this stuff on your own, but…you can and you will, it takes special people to put up with what we do. As I told my husband one time “I understand it,but I don’t have to like it.”
I have also found that the EFMP person(coordinator) at ACS can be a big help, if for no other reason but to listen. The one here was very helpful to me and even offered to go to school meetings with me if I needed her too.
I mostly wanted to let you know that you have an ear to bend if you need one here on this bb, I could feel what you are feeling, it hasn’t been all that long since my oldest was a struggling 1st,2nd,3rd,4th grader. He is in 7th now, so far so good. I wish you the best, listen to the advice you get here that is specific, these folks really know whats up. Let us know how things are going for your child and for you. Bye for now.