My son teacher says that he needs to be reevaluated, what does that mean?

Question

My son teacher says that he needs to be reevaluated, what does that mean?

Answer 1

his behavior or level of learning might have changed

Answer 2

Children are evaluated to make sure that they are functioning on the proper level for their age and grade.  Your sons teacher wants to have him re-tested to make sure that he is up to speed.  It is possible that he may need some extra help in school or may have some behavioral problems.  Most likely it is just for grade level work though... you should let her test your child so that you know your son is getting the best education he can recieve.  There is no shame if he needs a little extra help.  Good luck.

Answer 3

I would ask your teacher to clarify this for you. It is only he who knows which areas she feels need to be reevaluated.

Answer 4

What did the teacher say?  Was it for ADHD or something else.  Did she mean by the school or an outside party.  Your question is too broad to answer.

Answer 5

re-               a prefix which means "again"

evaluated-  means "tested"- whatever he was tested for  in the first place.

Federal law requires special ed kids to be retested every three years.

Answer 6

Only the teacher can answer that, It depends on whether it's an IEP or his behaviour, the list is endless. Pop back in and ask her to explain further. She will be glad you are interested enough to want clarification.

Answer 7

It is most likely his "triennial" year.  The law (IDEA) requires that students with IEP's are to be reevaluated every 3 years to determine eligibility, update information and answer questions.  A battery of tests will be given depending on your son's disability.  These could include: intellectual testing, achievement, speech/ language, occupational therapy, behavioral checklists, etc.  I would ask the teacher for more specifics and remember that before any reevaluation can occur you must sign consent.  Good luck.

Answer 8

If I was the teacher, I would be asking for reevaluation because of several reasons.

1. The original testing was done so early that the results don't seem valid.

2. That I suspect the child is ready to be exited from special education.

3. That I suspect there is a learning disability that was not discovered the first time around.

4. That it is time for the 3 year reevaluation that every special ed child has. This is meant to be sure progress is being made and so that your child does not stay in special ed if it is no longer needed.

What you don't say is whether or not she has requested a formal or informal reevaluation. An informal just has everyone do screenings in their areas for achievement and then they will give a report of their findings at the IEP meeting.

A formal reevaluation means formal testing by the school psychologist or any other professional involved, like speech language. If you have any concerns that things aren't going right, request a formal because it will give you a lot more information.

Answer 9

If your son already has an IEP, re-evaluation means to test him again. This might be for further information, to see if his needs/category has changed, or it may be that 3 years has passed since he was first evaluated and it is time to look at gathering more current information.

Answer 10

Children with an IEP are required to be reevaluated every three years in my state.  IEP goals need to be updated. Sometimes the child has gained enough ground to be exited from special ed.  That is the ultimate goal in helping kids through special ed.

Answer 11

My hunch is that she is reffering to the 3-year evaluations that special needs students have. Basically it means that they retest him every 3-years to see what his progress has been; if he's making strides in the way he processes information or if he is working up to an acceptable level.

PS. Charisma- i know you don't mean to and are likely unaware, but as a former special education student it offends me when people refer to it as "sped" because at least in my school the term "sped" was used by other students as a derogatory term to deman us; it's less offensive to refer to it as "special education class" or in this case yourself as a"special education teacher". Just wanted to let you know. i know you didn't mean anything offensive, just thought you might want to to hear my perspective.

I was a speical needs student and had to get reevaluated every 3-years to make sure i was making progress and that my IEP was working.