I'm sooooo frustrated.
We are into the third term at school now and still no news on SALT.
I finally (after weeks, nay months of calling and leaving messages for the SENCO) spoke to SENCO today. She was about as helpful as a chocolate teapot.
Yes, there are lots of other children who need to be seen before DD, but, fuck sake; the SALT only visits 10 times in a school year AND it's a dual intake school. Then, they need teaching assistants to carry out the recommendations of the SALT (which they dont have an awful lot of).
One of the welfare officers asked DD her name a few weeks back and she couldnt understand DD's response, and ended up getting her name wrong.
Her class teacher has said she's not so good at putting her hand up or joining in with group discussions but how the hell can she when a) other children and adults can't understand her fully, and b) she cant hear them very well (has 50-65 decibell hearing loss in the higher end of the scale).
I've got to keep on working on stuff at home (not a problem), but, she spends more of her waking time at school. And they do like their farking "Jolly Phonics".
Oh, and when she gets her hearing aid fitted they'll get a hearing loss someone or other to come in to help advise them, and DD on things. When I asked what, she said "well, to tell DD where the best place to sit in the hall/class is, and what to do if someone is already sitting there".
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Arrghh!! What is the point of a SENCO when they have NO educational resources to co-ordinate?????????
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VeniVidiVickiQV · 30/04/2008 18:26
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