Functioning at school

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Functioning at school
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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 1:59pm

Haley and I have an appt with her social worker today and then will need to set up a meeting with her school to decide what to do about schooling for next year. Stay with home study? Back to mainstream classroom? Or an 811 program which is basically a special ed class for behaviorally challenged kids and is a much smaller classroom setting.

What has everyone found to work out best? I know it is probably different for every child but I'm just trying to get a feel for things. I really have no clue what I think would be best for her. The nurse practitioner thinks that the 811 program would be best. The social worker is kind of teetering on the fence about it at the moment. School has no clue about anything what so ever.

Thanks!



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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 9:23pm

Jill, I honestly don't know what to tell you about my ds because he's just getting into elementary school this fall.

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Mon, 06-05-2006 - 9:57pm

Well, if 20 different people reply I'll bet you get 20 different answers. In the past 3 yrs each yr has looked different for Kyle. 3rd grade he started out fully mainstreamed with no help except 20mins a week OT for handwriting. That wasn't working and they started pulling him for most of the day. He went to the resource room (special ed teacher for kids who needed accademic help, small # of kids cycling in and out according to their needs) for language arts/reading, spelling, & math. He stayed with the reg ed class for specials & science/social studies. 4th grade started out the same but ended up just getting pulled for spelling & part of math. He had more accomidations & modifications in the classroom with a sensory diet. Last yr 5th grade he was fully mainstreamed except for ~1/2 hr pull out for spelling/typing. They decided to add a one-to-one aide for him for a good part of the day. Assistive tech was also added. Next yr he'll be in middle school with a full time one-on-one aide to start.

As you can see from my son's experience nothing is set in stone and it can be ever changing. Go with your gut and know you can make changes anytime as needed.

Samantha

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Registered: 06-25-2003
Mon, 06-05-2006 - 10:03pm

Jill,


the best thing to do is to go and observe the class for a few hours. Remember you will be looking at kids who are a year into the program, so don't look at the *kids* so much, but look at how the program is structured, how the staff deal with each child's

-Paula

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