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Originally Posted by Swarly
i'm sure 4th grade kids are perfectly equipped to be aides to special needs kids. If it is a minor disability then that would work great but if it is any more serious they need a real aide. Also no matter how you put it if this child is needing aid, even from another student, they are being labeled.
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I've a friend with a kid who has minor Tourettes (shoulder shrugs). Bright kid, just has minor tics. When they spoke with the teacher and principle to make them aware, present the diagnosis and discuss the situation the principal asked if they wouldn't mind consenting for an application for a teachers aid on the grounds of the condition. It was agreed that there was no need for a special aid for the kid and the aid wasn't to be specific to their child for fear of a stigma/labelling. It was just a case of the school saying the money was out there and why not get it for the good of the class as a whole. This is in Oz.
The money has to be out there to get the resources to help the teacher.
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Originally Posted by Swarly
if it is any more serious they need a real aide. Also no matter how you put it if this child is needing aid, even from another student, they are being labeled.
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Agreed. There's also the legal implications. You can't have a 4th grader acting as an aide no matter how bright/mature they are.