[senco-forum] Severe Learning Difficulties

We have a boy in Year 8 with SLD and working at P levels. His mother was insistent that he went o mainstream and we planned for this carefully though with trepidation.  He is fairly OK at PE and is personable and though his speech is barely intelligible he mixes well.  He goes to all lessons with support (except PE , Art and Drama) and in the lessons the TA diffferentiates so that maybe he grasps one main point or learns one new word .  He has one to one literacy withdrawal and speech and language work.  To my surprise he is still happy  (important measure I think) and is progressing in all areas.  I think that is partly because he doesn't realise how far away he is in ability from other students. I think that would be the time when we would encourage his mum to look at other provision.

If you want a copy of his IEP I could sent it as an attachment off forum.
Barbara

-----Original Message-----
From: senco-forum-bounces at lists.becta.org.uk on behalf of Mary Gill
Sent: Wed 10/3/2007 6:22 PM
To: senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk
Subject: [senco-forum] Severe Learning Difficulties

Hi
Has anyone any experience of working with a Year 7 student who is working at 
or below Reception level? (P5-7) with severe communication difficulties. I 
am trying to develop a workable IEP for this pupil around the early primary 
strategies. I have no experience of this stage so it is hard work.  Do you 
think it's acceptable to devise the IEP around the 5 Early Learning Goals? 
Has anyone got any tips or advice? The advice from the LA is lacking to say 
the least - I might as well just get on with it.
He is working outside the classroom with some inclusion where appropriate - 
PE, Music, Art, RE, Geography, History where the teachers are very inclusive 
and, with the help of an experienced TA, some basic but meaningful work is 
going on. Literacy and Numeracy, Language Development etc is being covered 
by a Senior TA with primary experience or myself in the SEN room. We are 
doing OK but it is VERY time consuming and sometimes we feel in the dark!
Hope you can help!
Thank you
Mary
PS the LEA are funding a Statement with 20 hours of unqualiified support 
(about £5000 per annum)
and refuse to increase it.

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