Guest guest Posted June 23, 2001 Report Share Posted June 23, 2001 Re: Where are you guys? since you thought of it...why dont you choose the topic :-) Debbie NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2001 Report Share Posted June 23, 2001 A section of my last message was missing and it made it somewhat confusing. Here is the missing part of the puzzle. We meet once a month--usually at one of the families homes, however, we've also had our playgroup at the beach, at the park, at Burger King playland and the pool. Since 3-4 of the kids (including Mac) will be going to the same preschool, in addition to our monthly playgroup we will be meeting for seven weeks this summer for me to teach sign language to the kids/moms. One of the moms actually asked me if I would teach her son and daughter individually, but the more I thought about it, again, for selfish reasons I decided to see if anyone else was interested and everybody and then some are interested. My hope is if a couple of the kids pick up some of the signs they'll be able to help the teacher understand Mac better. I want to do everything in my power to support and help this teacher--she's very willing to have Mac in her class, but I know she's also very nervous about it. I'm concerned that his weak verbal language skills may frustrate her and I don't want her to feel she has to know every sign--as I said, it's not important that she sign (I'd prefer she didn't--at least not too much), but it is important that she understand his signs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 25, 2001 Report Share Posted June 25, 2001 In a message dated 6/23/01 10:07:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, writes: > What signs are the most important in a preschool setting?? Hi Jill, First of all -- what a great idea to involve the other children! My daughter signed tons when she first entered preschool at age 3 and the teachers didn't know many signs but were also willing to learn. It turned out that my daughter's verbal language exploded in the preschool setting and she no longer uses sign now (she's 4 1/2). The same may happen to Mac, but in the meantime, I suggest asking the preschool teacher which signs are the most important. Getting her input early may give a good start to your relationship with her. Keep us posted on how he does! Nadine -- mom to 4 1/2 (DS) and Trent 2 (NDS) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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