[blindkid] IEP goals for 7th grader

Mariana Mitova mariana.a.mitova at gmail.com
Mon Aug 13 21:22:38 UTC 2012


Speaking of Jerry Johns standard, my son's TVI just told me that these rates are for sighted readers. I suggested to her to look at Denise's website with the hopes that she will get on board since I am a strong believer that these rates are achievable with the right attitudes...

However she send me a Braille reading rate chart that she "believes it is more relevant". What does that mean?!?
The chart actually is from a TVI listserve and it suggests that an average braille reader reads  two to two-and-a-half times slower than a sighted reader.
She also mentioned that My son's reading challenge would be "on her" since she does not believe that he can go from 45 wpm to 130 in a school year.
How can I get her on board?
Mariana

On Aug 13, 2012, at 14:05, "Dr. Denise M Robinson" <deniserob at gmail.com> wrote:

lynda
Those are terribly written goals.

A goal should be something like: Isaac will go *from* reading braille at 60
wpm with 85% accuracy *to* reading 90 wpm with 95% accuracy by 6-6-13 as
documented by teacher of the blind using Jerry Johns' reading level
inventory....then every three months or whenever IEP or report card time
dictates, have standards of where he is at so you know if he is making
progress

Need exact of what he is doing now and where he will go by what time and
when

Denise

On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 10:32 AM, Richard Holloway <rholloway at gopbc.org>wrote:

> I'm not clear as to what "40" refers to.
> 
> 40 wpm?
> 
> 40% of grade level?
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 13, 2012, at 12:07 PM, LZ wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Isaac's IEP is coming up. He is starting 7th grade.  I have been
> advocating for grade level expectations for him ( they wanted me to be
> happy about 40 won a year ago).
>> 
>> Here are the suggestions I got from his main teacher.  I would
> appreciate any and all suggestions and feedback!!
>> 
>> Thank you!
>> 
>> Lynda
>> 
>> Reading:
>> 
>> Given a 200 word passage of non-fiction text at 7th grade level, Isaac
> will read it initially with a speed of 175 wpm with comprehension at 80% in
> 2 consecutive trials within an 8 week period as documented by the classroom
> teacher and recorded in the grade book.
>> 
>> Writing:
>> 
>> Given a list of topics, Isaac will pick one to research and write a five
> paragraph paper with three resources cited using conventional guidelines
> for each of 2 consecutive 9 week time periods as documented by the
> classroom teacher and recorded in the grade book.
>> 
>> Math:
>> 
>> Given 3 word problems in each of 5 trials, Isaac will use Nemeth
> notation and variables to independently write an equation, create a table
> or graph to correctly solve all three problems in 4 out of the 5 trials as
> documented by the classroom teacher and recorded in the grade book.
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