[blindkid] Gifted testing

[Penny Duffy]

Honestly.. I have only been doing this for only a year.  I would say
'fight'.  Its about 'training' your school and team about what i important
and what your daughter should get.  We had an issue with homework not being
brailled. I brought it up and they corrected the problem.  Sometimes
educators don't think and don't understand.  Now in this case since they
want you to sign a waver i would say they know what they are doing is
wrong.  I try to be a partner in my daughters education. I am very calm
doing with our IEP team and if I have had issues I bring it up and
thankfully they are resolved.  I am believe in being really nice so when
something serious like this happened they would know I am serious.

It not about if your daughter is ready or not. If they are doing the whole
class than the sighted children will have results from a test
you wouldn't get and that is simply NOT fair. Maybe they are
not knowledgeable.

I would say go prepared and be prepared with which law they are breaking. I
don't know but besides not following IDEA I am pretty sure they are
breaking the ADA.  Maybe someone more knowledge can tell you.
-Penny
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 12:51 PM, L <lburns24 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> So my 5 year old is in a regular kindergarten class.  The SCOPE program
> (gifted) has been coming into the classroom and working with the students
> and hannah's VI teacher and aide have adapted all materials for her.  Well,
> now they will be testing ALL kindergarten students for the program.  The
> test is not allowed to be altered in any way and they have no version for
> blind students/low vision.  I was told it is a very visual test.  The
> principal has stated that Hannah is not to take this test at all and they
> want me to sign an addendum to exempt her from this test.  This is not
> necessarily an issue I really want to fight right now, because I don't
> think Hannah will qualify at this time for gifted services.  BUT I feel
> that it is completely unfair that they just want to exempt her from the
> test when all the other students are taking it.  I also don't want to say
> okay and exempt maybe this year and next year while she is still learning
> all her
>  braille, but what if in the future I feel like she should take it and
> they say "well you always exempted her before..."  Any thoughts?  Thank
> you!  Laurie Wages (Hannah's mom)
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--Penny
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