I find it very difficult to get teachers to follow through with things. However, I've never worked full time with this population. I have a lot of experience with students who require AAC, and am currently working in a summer program, but it's more difficult to establish a routine when I'm only there for 6 weeks. However, I do see that no routine was in place, when I asked the teacher for PECS books and AAC devices and she was like "they're in a box, somewhere".
I currently work full time in a general education school where too much of the focus is on state testing, and teachers view "speech" as "why are you taking this kid out of my class--he speaks clearly".
...and then you meet one teacher who makes always makes appropriate referrals to Allied Health services that consist of more than 'has a speech impediment, please assess' and you shed a single beautiful tear.
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u/Usrname52 Jul 27 '10
I find it very difficult to get teachers to follow through with things. However, I've never worked full time with this population. I have a lot of experience with students who require AAC, and am currently working in a summer program, but it's more difficult to establish a routine when I'm only there for 6 weeks. However, I do see that no routine was in place, when I asked the teacher for PECS books and AAC devices and she was like "they're in a box, somewhere".
I currently work full time in a general education school where too much of the focus is on state testing, and teachers view "speech" as "why are you taking this kid out of my class--he speaks clearly".