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Keep documentation of behaviors. Keep copies of assessment and classroom work. When you have a conference show them their child’s work and copies of others work (name omitted) and let them look at comparisons. In conversation, suggest that they work on this, this, and this with him. Explain that you want him to go into K with these skills and it is going to take parents help as well as the teacher to get him there. That’s all you can do if they are in denial. As the year progresses, they may wake up. Hope this helps.
You should not have said anything to the parent. You should have brought your concerns to the CST and followed the proper procedures laid out by your district. The CST would contact the parents regarding testing if they observe anything of concern. However, parents do not have to agree to testing or to an IEP or 504 even if they agree to testing. Doubtful they ever will now (at least not at your facilitator) given that someone who is not in the business of being qualified to make a diagnosis decided to make it their business.
New Jersey it sounds like your school has a clear procedure and that the teachers at your school are well informed, however, you make assumptions about how a school operates and that procedures are clear with well established protocols everywhere.
Keep in mind that your experience and procedures as a high school teacher (in a different state) can be very different from a preschool teacher in Alabama. In addition, CST is not universal and may mean nothing to someone not at your school. I’ve taught long enough to know in general what CST is to you however, even at the same school I’ve seen this and the procedures change from year to year (SRT, SAT, MTSS, CRT, and others). I’ve read procedures that will tell a teacher to fill out a form and on that form to list all tier 1 interventions from the tier 1 intervention list that they have tried with the student. Then when a teacher inquires where the tier 1 intervention list is located, they are told, we don’t have a tier 1 intervention list but we’ll put that on our list to get done.
Teaching is a complex, multi-layered career. We need support and guidance from each other. How would you feel if you were receiving your “support & suggestions”. Suggesting a teacher find out the procedures for a referral and what supports there school has in place for struggling students is great. Suggesting a teacher has committed such an egregious that a child will never get help is not. Suggesting a teacher put themselves in the place of a non education parent when speaking, share what they see without diagnosing, and asking the parent for as much information about the child’s behaviors and ability to work independently so they can work with the child while also looking at the referral process is helpful. Telling a teacher to leave the parent out of the process and not share any concerns with a parent until team has decided what to do, which could take months depending on the process, may not be in the child’s or parent’s best interest. Again, teaching is a complex and multi-layered career where one size does not fit all. We are not perfect, but together we do the best we can. With compassionate help, we’re better today than we were yesterday.
I would let them know that since they believe this so strongly then they should not have anything to worry about, but you feel testing is needed, and your school district will do them free of charge.
Contact your union representatives at once to have an outside observer come in to evaluate the child because now, six year olds will shoot you, and parents are often like ostriches: oblivious to their child’s potential stumbles.
Whenever I have a question about a student, I talk to my peers and find out if they are saying the same things and they interact with them
At the beginning of the year I send a link to a Google form where they answer different questions like what is your child’s favorite color what do they like to do etc. what do they need help with? What are they good at anything else that you would like to share? This helps and getting to know the child and also feeling out the parents of where they are at or stand.
I also talked with the parents in general about how everything’s going and if they need anything or if they have any questions or if I can help them with anything. This opens up a positive. Homeschool connection.
I talk to our psychologist and let them know what I’m seeing and what my concerns are also.
I check power school to see if there’s anything listed there and also talk to the administrator and have them look up. Any documentation that goes with this child
I check with the specialist to see if they are notice anything and the previous teachers to see if they have any concerns or notice anything.
I have taught over 38 years and always put the child first and when talking to their adults very cautious on how and what is sad as I feel out where they are at.
As I do this, I bring up a little things that I’m noticing and ask them if they see or notice anything at home.
Then I take them through our I team in process.
As I am talking with the parents, I put a positive result of having these things done.
You need to put yourself in the parent shoes and proceed for the best you can for the child with the help of those around you.
Teaching is not a one person job. It takes all of us working together and supporting each other to do the best we can for each child.
The parents have a right to deny or accept what they are told.
I also use in the conversation with Parents the words in my professional opinion that way you are using what you have learned as a professional and dealing with your concerns.
I hope the child gets the help they need praying and thinking about you
Just remember, we always do the best we can
I always bring it to the administration's attention and discuss a game plan of how to bring it to the parents. We formulate a road map and then implement it. A lot of parents are in denial and that denial can be rooted in fear. As a special needs parent myself, I have found my fear can override my logic and common sense when it comes to my kids. In my state, these situations can be handed over to CPS if the child is clearly being neglected by not getting a diagnosis.
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