What can my child do at home to improve their ELA and Math skills?
Help your child improve their reading comprehension by logging into readtheory.org. This is a great website that gives kids short passages at their instructional level, and questions that go with each text to help your child build their understanding of the text. If your student is a few years behind in reading, and seems to struggle with decoding (or breaking apart words), building the words they recognize immediately, called sight words, is a great way to help. The website www.sightwords.com is an excellent resource for flash cards and printable games!
Math practice is available too! Email me to get your child's sign in information for www.xtramath.org. It is a great website to help your child build their fluency in math facts. This helps free up their processing for longer math problems. To continue working on Math skills that we are working on in class, students can log into the math game from home! It is available at prodigygame.com
Ready for your child's Committee on Special Education (CSE) Meeting?
What you need to know...
Additional Resources:
Students with Disabilities Community Services
www.adifferentwayin.org
Free tutoring in Alphabet Phonics for Students with Dyslexia or Severe Reading Difficulties
Parent Support Groups & Resources
http://parenttoparentnys.org/index.php/site/
Parent of Students with Disabilities Resources and Free Webinars
Articles for Parents about the Common Core
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/parents-guide-to-common-core-standards/
http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/parent_workshop_backpack_guide.pdf
Please check back, as this site is updated frequently.
Help your child improve their reading comprehension by logging into readtheory.org. This is a great website that gives kids short passages at their instructional level, and questions that go with each text to help your child build their understanding of the text. If your student is a few years behind in reading, and seems to struggle with decoding (or breaking apart words), building the words they recognize immediately, called sight words, is a great way to help. The website www.sightwords.com is an excellent resource for flash cards and printable games!
Math practice is available too! Email me to get your child's sign in information for www.xtramath.org. It is a great website to help your child build their fluency in math facts. This helps free up their processing for longer math problems. To continue working on Math skills that we are working on in class, students can log into the math game from home! It is available at prodigygame.com
Ready for your child's Committee on Special Education (CSE) Meeting?
What you need to know...
- Keep an eye out for a survey from me. It is how I make sure I have updated contact information for you, as well as gather what academic, social, emotional, physical, and transitional goals you have for your child. Using this information and information through my communication with you, we will be developing your child's Individualized Education Plan for the next school year.
- Before the meeting you will receive a copy of a draft Individual Education Plan (IEP) in the mail
- You and I will either have a meeting or conference call to work together to develop a plan for your child. The plan will include what goals we want your child to work on, in addition to what programs and accommodations are best for your child.
- Together, we will attend a meeting at the school with the CSE Chairperson, and often the school guidance counselor or social worker, any additional service providers, and a general education teacher.
- At this meeting we present information about all the great things your child can do, and share the ideas we developed for goals and program recommendations for next year to help your child continue to succeed.
- The team finalizes recommendations, and I type up your child's final IEP for the next school year.
- The final IEP is mailed home to you, so please make sure it reflects everything we discussed.
Additional Resources:
Students with Disabilities Community Services
www.adifferentwayin.org
Free tutoring in Alphabet Phonics for Students with Dyslexia or Severe Reading Difficulties
Parent Support Groups & Resources
http://parenttoparentnys.org/index.php/site/
Parent of Students with Disabilities Resources and Free Webinars
Articles for Parents about the Common Core
http://www.education.com/magazine/article/parents-guide-to-common-core-standards/
http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/parent_workshop_backpack_guide.pdf
Please check back, as this site is updated frequently.
