2/25/2017 IPRC Meeting - Teacher - WIN2017-CONT505-001 Special Education, Part 2

WIN2017CONT505001SpecialEducation,Part2

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SiobhainBroekhovenpostedFeb11,20172:34PM Subscribed

Teacherrole:

Preamble:

SinceIamthelastonepostingintheTeacherRoleforthistask,Idecidednottorepeattheworkofmycolleagues,Sheeja,
DanielleandMichael,buttobuilduponwhattheyhavealreadydone.

SheejaandDaniellemadegreatchecklistsforbefore,duringandaftertheIPRCmeeting(basedupontheHighlightsof
Regulation181/98,foundathttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/elemsec/speced/hilites.html)

FromMichaelIconsideredhiscomments,Astheroleoftheteacheritisessentialthatyouunderstandtheindividualneeds
ofthestudentandarefamiliarwiththestudentandtheirinformationandThe[SpecialEducation]teachershouldalsobe
awareoftheneedsofthestudentandthecorrectplacementforthestudentWhataretheoptions?Whatplacementsexist?
Whatisbestforthestudent?andIdecidedtopostabouttheparticularScenariopresented,andtheWISCIVsamplethat
wasincluded.

Scenario

ImagineyouareattendinganinitialIPRCmeetingscheduledasaresultofthefindingsofaclinicalassessment.Theparent
haspreviouslymetwiththeclinicianandtheschoolstafftoreviewtheassessmentresults(seethesampleWISCIVreport
fromPsychoeducationalSolutionsofTampaBay).ThedecisionwasmadetoproceedwithanIPRCmeetingtoformally
identifythestudent.

MyResponse:

BeforethemeetingIwouldreviewmyanecdotalnotes,Jane'slearningprofile,hereducationalassessmentsandOSRto
formulatemyinitialideasforwhatherplacementshouldbe,andwhy.Iwouldcollectevidence(samplesofJane'swork)to
presentatthemeetingtosupportmyrecommendationstothecommittee.

TheWISCtestingoccurredinJaneshome,attherequestofhermom,andsheisexpectedtoattendGrade2
(http://www.childtesting.com/images/pdfs/giftedtestingsamplereport.pdf).

FromthisIexpectsheisnotinGradeOne,andnotinGrade2,soitmustbethesummerbreakandsheis7.1yearsold.
Sincethetestingtookplaceathome,(notatschool)herparentsprobablyinitiatedandpaidfortheassessment.Sinceyou
mustbe7inthecalendaryearinwhichtheschoolyearstartstobeenteringGrade2,Janeisyoungerthanmostoftheother
studentsinherclass,butnotbymuch.Sheisnotbehindinanyofthecategoriestestedandisfaraheadsome.SinceIamin
theteacherrole,ImustbeherGradeOneteacher,theteachermostfamiliarwithherschoolworkandhersocialrelationships
intheclass,andacrossgradeswithintheschool.

TheIPRCmeetingisproceedinginordertoformallyidentifyJane.IwillassumeitwillbeidentifyingJaneasanexceptional
studentwithanintellectualexceptionality,giftedness,withplacementinaregularclassroomwithresourceassistance.(page
3,Module2:ProceduresGoverningSpecialEducationinOntarioIPRCProcess
https://d2l.educ.queensu.ca/d2l/le/content/98635/viewContent/830065/View).Itisalsopossibletheschoolhasaseparate
giftedprogram,whichIwillinvestigatebeforethemeetin,thoughIdon'tpersonallyknowofanyelementaryschoolsthatdo.

Thequestioniswhichregularclassroom?ShouldshebeplacedintheGrade2classsheisscheduledtoenter,orshould
Grade3beconsideredforthisstudent?WillGrade3placeJanewithpeersfunctioningatasimilarlevel?Willthisbeenough
supportforJane,orshouldshealsohaveaccesstoaSpecialEducationResourceTeacherforenrichedsessionsandprojects?
Myguessisthatsheshould.Skippingagraderarelymeetsalltheneedsofgiftedchildren.

ReviewingtheeducationalassessmentresultsoftheWISCIV,Inoticedthatithadrawscoresandscaledscoresand
percentileranking(Janeisinorabovethe84thpercentileinallcategoriesexcept"coding"wheresheisexactlyaveragethe
50thpercentile),butitdidnotincludeanageequivalencyforeachcategoryoftestingasthecurrentversion,WISCV,
does.WithWISC5itiseasytoseeatwhatgradelevelsheisacademicallyoperatingat,inordertoconsiderplacement.
(http://images.pearsonclinical.com/images/assets/wiscv/WISCVScoreReport.pdf)

Asherteacher,IwouldbereviewingmyanecdotalnotesonJanethroughthelensofemotionalandsocialreadinesstothrive
inaGrade2oraGrade3classroom.Doesshehaveclosefriendshipsintheclass?Issheemotionallyreadytoskipagrade?
WillshebeabletoformnewfriendshipsintheGrade3class?DoesshealreadyhavetiestotheGrade3classsuchasan
oldersibling,oroldersibling'sfriends?ShewillbethenewkidinagroupthathasbeenworkingtogethersinceJunior
Kindergarten(4yearsalready!).Willskippingagradeputheronadifferentsectionoftheschoolyardforrecess?Willshe
haveaccesstoplaywithherexistingfriendsfromgrade2?Ifitisadifferentyard,willIberecommendingshebegiven
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accesstoplayonbothyardsuntilsheformsnewfriendsingrade3?AsIlookatmynotesaboutherschoolwork,Iwillbe
thinkingaboutwhetherskippingagradeisenoughofajumpinacademictaskstokeepherengagedandbusy,orwhetherI
wouldrecommendshegetsfurtherenrichmentwitharesourceteacher.Shouldtheschoollibrarianalsobeincludedto
recommendenrichedreadingforJanesothatifshefinishestasksearlyshehassomethingtodoinordertokeepherengaged
atschool?

Duringthemeeting,Sheejaisexactlyright.IwouldsharemyideaswiththeteamandtakenotesaboutwhatIlearnfrom
others.Icanrefertothesenotesinthefuture,attheannualIPRCreviewmeetingsthatwillfollow.(MaybeIamnotJanes
Grade1teacher,buttheteacherwhoseclassshewillbeentering,inwhichcaseIwillprobablybepresentatthenextreview
meetingandwillbeusingtheinformationgatheredatthismeetingtotaylorinstructiontoJaneinthecomingyear.)

IfIfeltsheshouldstillgointoGrade2forsocialreasons,Iwouldbereadytorecommendtotheparentthatshehaveextra
curricularactivitiesthroughhome,likemusiclessons,danceorgymnastics,tokeepherstimulated.(Sincetheparent
initiatedtesting,thismaybefinanciallywithinreachofthefamily.)Frenchimmersion,orlearninganotherlanguage,might
alsobeconsidered.

Afterthemeeting,IwouldhavemynotesreadytocontributetodevelopingtheIEPthatmustbeformedwithin30daysof
themeeting(page1,Module2:ProceduresGoverningSpecialEducationinOntarioIEPProcess:TransitionPlanning.)Asher
classroomteacherIwouldexpectthatIwouldcontributetotheStrengthsandNeedssectionoftheIEPinparticular.I
wouldalsocontinuetorecordanecdotalnotesandmakeobservationstoseeiftheplacementthatisdecidedupon,isworking
forJane,andwhatadjustmentsImightrecommendtoupdatetheIEPandtheplacement.

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SiobhainBroekhoven
February11at2:46PM

Also,whileIwasconsideringJaneDoe'scase,andwhatIwouldrecommend,IfoundthisGlobeandMailarticle
aboutsomeavailablechoicesforfamilies.

Thegiftedchild:threefamilies,threeeducationaloptions
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/thegiftedchildthreefamiliesthreeeducational
options/article582148/

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