Do you work with a SPED teacher? The SPED teacher should have an idea of what you are supposed to be doing in the Gen Ed classroom. I have two...
Hi Y'all, I am looking at changing jobs this year. I currently teach 3rd-5th Mild/Moderate learning disabilities and want to move to the High...
Did you resign? or just say that you thought you should? There is a difference. If you told them you wanted to resign - you're out. They may have...
I raised this child! Let me share a few things with you. SHE CAN CONTROL IT IF SHE WANTS TO AND SEES THE NECESSITY OF DOING SO!!!!! My son took...
We finished testing week and I slept for 12 hours. Testing special education students with grade-level tests they can't read is stressful for...
I have been doing this for 6 years and I still have trouble getting everything done. I have my aide keep a file for each student and when...
I am willing to try. I teach 3-5th grade Special Day Class in Bakersfield.
I don't know about MA, but in California - a student in a private school can be referred for evalution through the county office of SPED. If the...
My son was a special needs student until his last semester of HS. He was in SPED classes for written language and took regular classes for the...
If the student is in the 5th grade, reads at a 2nd grade level and is doing the same work that other students are doing in Science/Social...
I am so sorry that you are going through this. It is so difficult to deal with students who have so many different diagnosis/problems. Our...
Teachers (that includes substitute teachers) are not supposed to be changing diapers. Occassionally, a teacher will help an aide and take care of...
CyFair - back to the original post - I think the way you handled it was fine. If I changed anything - I would maybe have notified the office that...
Hi Bookie, This is my sixth year in SPED and there is nothing in the world that I would rather do. I did long-term position in several GenEd...
I have had ED students almost every year since I started teaching. Most of them are able to function within the SDC classroom setting or the ED...
I teach 3rd-5th grade students who also can't read. I started using SRA Reading Mastery Plus 3 years ago. I wouldn't change for anything. It is...
I am credentialed as Mild to Moderate. In other words, I teacher learning handicapped students. I am always getting students classified as "other...
Good1 - it is hard for me to believe that an asst principal would play 'hide and seek' with a student's notebook or anything else. If he really...
I teach a self-contained 3rd-5th grade class. :D Although I am the teacher, my para(s) work with groups just like I do. However, I work with all...
Hi - I teach a mild/moderate class in California. Grades in SPED are a touchy subject but there are some general rules that I follow when giving...
