Hi EagleRunnerMom - I'm sorry we didn't notice your post the first time around. I have two 2e kids, but neither are dealing with the same issues as your children - although my younger 2e dd has a challenge that impacts her ability to take in information from the written word, so she has accommodations in place for using audiobooks and we read directions to her at home if she doesn't understand what the problem is asking. It's not comprehension that's the issue, it's her ability to retain visual symbols and relate them to langauge (but it's also not dyslexia - I am sure I've now completely confused anyone who is reading this lol!). But anyway, audiobooks, reading questions out loud on tests, and extended times are typical accommodations (I think) for children with reading challenges. One good way to get a list of typical accommodations is to look around on your state's educational website or on your school district's site. Our state and district SPED policy handbooks both have a list of "typical" accommodations. That's a good place to start - and once you have the "typical" list, think through your own child's challenges and needs, and see if there's anything *you* think would benefit your child or be needed in addition to what's on those lists. It's also helpful (or has been to us) to get suggestions for accommodations from the private professionals who tested our children. If the only testing you've had done is through the school district, you might consider having your dd tested privately - parents often get more info and more of a plan forward with private testing.
If you can let us know some specifics about what your children need accomodations for we might have suggestions too - for instance, how does your dd's ADHD impact her in the classroom?
FWIW, when we were caught up in trying to convince our school that our ds was capable of doing *more* but had a tough time showing it because of his LD... one of the things that actually worked really well was giving him the OPPORTUNITY to work at the level he was capable of. He still had to deal with his LD but he is so much more excited about school when he is attending classes that were at his intellectual level... and in spite of our worries over the disability... he's done amazingly well - much better than he did when he was in a general ed classroom on an IEP working on his areas of challenge.
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