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Post by CJsMOM28 on Aug 3, 2004 16:24:04 GMT -5
I was wondering when do you guys let the teacher know about your child and their adhd? Last year I typed up a page on him and his adhd, I gave it to her the first day of school(that morning),now I'm wondering if I did the right thing? Well tomorrow we will get to meet the teacher and I'm wondering if tomorrow will be a better day to tell her or give her the letter. Both days will be busy, so what do you guys suggest? Thanks  Tracy |
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Post by CJsMOM28 on Aug 3, 2004 16:27:00 GMT -5
Opps sorry about the double post.  |
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Post by TerryB on Aug 3, 2004 21:21:42 GMT -5
I'm personally going to give a note to the teacher at the "meet the teacher" time. I'm not going to even use the diagnosis ADHD but I'm goin to mention the specific "glitches" and what works to minimize the issues from our experience with other teachers and at home. I'm also going to ask her what her preferred method of communication should be between parent and teacher. Finally I'm going to make it clear that I want to work with her and that I would appreciate her professional opinion at any time.
Terry
P.S. My daughter probably would forget to pass on a note the first day of class.
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Post by CJsMOM28 on Aug 3, 2004 23:13:47 GMT -5
Thanks Terry! I have decided that I would give her a note/letter at the teacher meeting tomorrow. Last year we didn't even know about the "meet the teacher' day, or even when it was. It was his first year at a public school and things work so differently there than at his previous private school. Also,last year I walked him to his class room first day because he was a little nervous not knowing any one and all.This year,I will not walk him in though,and he would also probably forget to give her the note the first day too,it is just too exciting for them,adhd or not. Thank you again for your reply and advice,I am gonna use the same things in my note that you mentioned,Glad I have found this place! Tracy |
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Post by swmom on Aug 4, 2004 5:23:33 GMT -5
Re: the preferred method of communication between parent and teacher, see if she has an email address. This is SUCH a great way to communicate back and forth. It allows you to send an email at your convenience, same with the teacher. For some reason, sending emails seems allow both the parent and teacher the freedom to say things that they might not face to face. I don't know why that is but it is. Perhaps it is because it is completely private, not a child standing there or another parent who might be listening in. Who knows? But emailing is a great way to communicate. See if she'll communicate with you that way. Good luck.
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Post by eaccae on Aug 5, 2004 18:02:58 GMT -5
I always try to meet with the teacher before school starts. I have a meeting this year a couple of days before DS reports. It doesn't always help - but that is due to the teacher. I feel that if I don't give the teachers the full information on what DS's problems are - what works for him him, what doesn't, certain things he needs, - then I am not being fair to either the teacher OR my son. I can't expect her/him to help my son if he doesn't have all the information. Most of the time it has been a HUGE help. I like the idea of email. Unfortunately DS (going into 4th) has yet to have a teacher that actually ever uses or checks her email. There are a few teachers that have their own website and have each day's homework posted . . . we just never seem to get them  |
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Post by MomX2 on Aug 11, 2004 8:39:03 GMT -5
No easy answers to this one! I first talked to the school principle. He told us it was very important to tell the teacher as teacher's feel you don't trust them if you don't tell them. Well I told the teacher but I'm not sure it helped any. She kept telling me my daughter was doing fine every time I would ask which was frequently through out the year. Then toward the end of the year she started sending loads of homework home on a single day which would take hours for my daughter to complete. This, of course, usually happened on a night when we had other plans and was completely unexpected. Her homework typically took one hour at the most but when the teacher did this it could take her several hours to finish and she was sometimes up after midnight. When I questioned the teacher about it she said it was all my daughter's morning work she didn't complete in class. Well, if my daughter wasn't having any problems staying on task in school as the teacher told me then why couldn't she complete her morning work in school I wonder? And why did the teacher keep telling me there weren't any real problems? I strongly feel it was the teacher who didn't trust me rather than the other way around though she was an okay teacher.
Plus the doctor is now telling me that my daughter may not even have ADHD and may have been misdiagnosed. So now there are people in the school system who believe she does have ADHD when maybe she doesn't. What should I do now, go back and tell everyone that we told them incorrect information? This includes the school aids who worked with my daughter and not just the teacher. Who knows who else they might have told.
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Post by brookesmom on Aug 11, 2004 11:17:13 GMT -5
momx2
You just described my add-inattentive daughter perfectly. Teachers were reluctant for 3 years to acknowledge that something was wrong. Why does the doctor think your child might have been misdiagnosed?
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Post by chaknine on Aug 15, 2004 21:58:43 GMT -5
MOMx2
That is strange, why does the doctor feel that way? Did this teacher fill out any reports for the doctor? You have me very curious. This whole thing sounds odd.
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Post by whootiewho on Aug 19, 2004 21:41:54 GMT -5
I plan on letting the teacher know the first day one way or another, because from past experience, if they do not know, I am getting phone calls for every petty little thing, once for even picking tape off his desk, and talking to himself in the bathroom  |
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Post by Shandawn on Aug 23, 2004 22:52:28 GMT -5
I did a parent assessment form, which is explained somewhere on this site, but I'm not sure of the link. Maybe someone could re-post it as it seems a GREAT way to let the new teacher know your child! I also created a folder over the summer , in which I included a whole HEAP of info on ADHD as well as Dyscalculia ( my Daughter's LD). I also put in the folder examples of her work from last year and tips from ADHD websites (many sites include an educators page with classroom tips.
When we had our teacher home visit, I presented everything & you know what? She said she wished EVERY parent would do this. I feel more secure knowing that my daughters new teacher will start the school year understanding her problems.
OH! And I included a paper with my phone #, email address, and good times to reach me.
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