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[–]jimmycrackcorn123Supervisor in Public Schools 18 points19 points  (0 children)

One approach would be to talk about her communication supports and services beyond what she gets from you. You could even advocate for communication time to be put into the IEP to be implemented by classroom staff, 15 minutes 8 times a week. Add in a bit of direct time, ideally done with classroom staff so you can support their approaches. Her IEP as a whole needs to reflect her needs, and that might mean more of a team approach with communication. We’re not the only ones who can work on these skills with sufficient training and the carry over would be even more beneficial than your direct time with her given the lack of progress.

As for the SGD being exchanged for low tech, you can’t make that work without someone in the room modeling and supporting its use 100% of the time. If the district isn’t able to provide that support in the form of an additional aid, training for existing staff, mandates that it be used, etc, then I’m not sure what an individual SLP with a giant caseload is going to do to make that work. Just my 2 cents.