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  Case: New Student with Unsupportive Parents
I have a student in my classroom that has enrolled in public school for the first time this year as a third grader. Previously, he was homeshooled. I noticed quickly that he had a difficult time reading and calling basic site words. After performing a reading assessment on him, I realized he was on a first grade reading level. After bringing his parents in to discuss his progress, I asked their permission to begin the RTI process on their child to start inventions in reading. They were against the idea and said their son could read just fine and I was the first person to ever comment on his reading ability. They did not want him to get any more support because they did not believe he had a problem, even after showing them his responses to the testing information. How can I make them see that he needs help and is struggling in all subject areas because he has difficulty reading?
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Ask the supporting teachers to be involved with the parents in another conference. Maybe give the parents some work to do with the student at home that will help him catch up. If the parents see their child struggle with the work his classmates are doing then it may help them change their mind, but we also do want to discourage the student.
 
     
     
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Rated On: October 16, 2016 2:09 pm
Rated By: Nick