So since no one commented on my last post, I can only assume it was because you were waiting for more information. We have three options for how to proceed with Logan.
#1 preferential seating in the classroom. This is where Logan would be seated by the teacher as she teaches. If she moves around the room, he would need to move with her.
#2 Use an auditory trainer. This is basically an amplification system. Like a mic that the teacher always wears, and then a speaker is placed on Logan's desk or he would wear headphones in order to hear the teacher better.
#3 a hearing aid. Obviously this option is the most expensive for us, and the most extreme, though not really extreme. It's just an EXTREME investment. So for this option, we would go to our family doctor for a prescription for a hearing aid, and then back to the Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind to fill the prescription. They would then loan us the hearing aid in order to test it out to see if it would be a viable option, before proceeding with purchasing our own expensive hearing aid.
I met with Logan's teacher yesterday to go over these things with her. I left very frustrated and upset. I feel as if she thinks I am making this into a bigger deal than it is. As if she thinks I'm making this up. Like it's nothing and he is fine. I'm not talking about the hearing problem, either, I'm talking about the dyslexia.
I just feel really tired of the school system right now. I want to yank Logan out. I'm screaming it from every pore in my body, but Trevor is not behind it, so he stays for now.
Meanwhile I am pursuing dyslexia testing in Twin. I don't know if it's a possibility yet, but I want to have it done by parent-teacher conferences next week. I want to punch that stupid teacher in the teeth, so to speak, with his test results.
I'm so very tired of these people who know nothing about dyslexia acting as if they have a PhD in the subject. Having dyslexia does not mean you are stupid. Having dyslexia does not always mean you don't like to read. Logan already has failed a dyslexia screening for an online therapy program, and this company used a well known test to screen him. This company was also recommended by Logan's school. So I don't know what it will take to convince his teacher, but either way I am bringing my secret weapon (Trevor) to put her in her place next week at conferences. I can't wait. I hope he's extra mean.
Ok, I know I'm not being nice, but I didn't explain what happened in my meeting with her. After explaining that I was still pursuing the dyslexia testing, she asked me what I see in him that makes me think he has it, because she doesn't see anything, and he is really smart. So I had written a list the day before of all the symptoms he has, and I had it in my purse. So I grabbed the list and started reading it to her. And she laughed. She smiled and laughed through the whole thing. And when I got to the end she said "I could say those things about all of my students." !!!!!!!
Ya know, maybe logan isn't dyslexic. Maybe it was just the hearing loss that was throwing him off. I don't know. But that was just plain wrong of her. I think any parent who sees their child struggling, especially when no one else sees it, would fight for them. It's just what you do as a parent. At least I care about my kid. Shame on her.
Anyway, I'm tired now, so siyanarah.
