Originally Posted by indigo
3) For 504 accommodations, "preferential seating" may be vague and have a whiff of elitism; "Seating near teacher" may be more precise and therefore easier to implement.
When my DD had "preferential seating" in her IEP we had to be very specific. The specialist working with her suggested seating in the 2nd row (not the first) and always facing the board. The reason for the 2nd row was for a few reasons. One was the the front row is often for those kids who are misbehaving. In 5th my DD got placed next to the boy who poked whomever was next to him since in the teachers mind 'preferential seating' == front row. Made the situation worse not better. And the second was my DD needed was to be able to observe other students yet not be too far back to miss what was going on.