Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hi -- Would ST be covered by your insurance if you pediatrician wrote a script for it? We were able to do that the past 2 years for Mac--not sure if we will be able to continue this summer or not. As far as summer schooling, what I did last year and plan to do this year is to utilize some high school girls to " tutor " Mac. Last year two girls spent a few hours with Mac and I while I " trained " them in what to do with him. They worked on academics, speech and art activities. I was able to use some family resource money to pay for one of the girls (she was 18), the rest I paid for out of my pocket, but it's cheaper than paying an official private tutor. I also made them each a video of me working with Mac and a written sheet of " directions " in working with Mac on various things. It worked out really well. The girls enjoyed themselves and learned a lot (one, I think, will end up in education for sure--she's a natural) and Mac enjoyed the 1:1 three times a week. Most of the summer he had " tutoring " 6-8 hrs. a week. This year I hope to have the same two girls back and give them more freedom in coming up with their own " lesson plans " based on my overall goals for summer tutoring which is mainly to maintain the skills he's learned in K so he's ready to start 1st grade without a lot of reteaching. I also hope to add a HS boy to my group of " tutors " to work with Mac a couple of times a week on gross motor skills--ball skills, riding a bike, running activities...boy things! Do you live near a college/university? If so, you might be able to interest some education majors in working with . Jill Mom to Mac (almost 6, Ds) and Kit (2.5, Ds) > The years we attended Special Day ESY (preschool) with her regular > Speciaal Day teacher, it was productive time. The other years, I ended > up pulling her out because it was a waste of time...... babysitting and > " compliance " for their part, not warming up to new staff fast enough on > 's part. So, what can I do? At the very least, I would like > her to get Speech and OT for the summer..... can I (reasonably) try and > make them pay for private? Any creative ideas? > > , mom to (8), (6 DS), and (4) > > > > > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for messages to go to the sender of the message. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Jill son wrote: > As far as summer schooling, what I did last year and plan to do this year >is to utilize some high school girls to " tutor " Mac. Last year two girls >spent a few hours with Mac and I while I " trained " them in what to do with >him. They worked on academics, speech and art activities. > This is a great idea. My DH and I have been discussing why she should go, rather than me just working on stuff at home to keep her from losing skills. and I tend to get into power struggles, especially when she turns on the sassy and stubborn (we are two of a kind, I guess :-) She will read with me, and play games/puzzles/art activities, but writing and cutting are OUT for mom. How did you find your tutors? How did you decide what they should work on? Maybe her 1:1 kindergarten aide would do it..... she gets so much from , and she would like to work some this summer, but is not excited about the Critical Skills class job in they need her for. Thanks for the great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I do have an advantage in that I work at our school. I work with junior high (7 & 8 grades) kids, but our school is all in one building (k-12), so I get to know ALL kids. The older girl that helped me last year was a neighbor of my parents, the younger girl I used as a babysitter first and then gave her the additional hat to wear of " tutor " . You might want to try and call the guidance counselor at your local high school and see if she can suggest any names and/or advertise for you. I looked at our preschool/K state standards and then made a list of things that I felt Mac should know (many he already knew, but just needed regular practice with). This year I will focus on maintaining the skills he's learned and working on those that he's struggled with in K. I'm planning on having one girl work on reading/language and art/writing activities and the other girl working on math and computer skills. I will emphasize to them that both of them can always also work on social skills and language/speech skills. I've asked his K teacher for an extra copy of the workbooks they used this year so I can make copies and we can review the exact same material, presented in the same way. Last year the one girl also attended his ST with me several times so she could see what he did there and incorporate it into her work with him. I'm also going to be attending a workshop on Handwriting Without Tears and I " m hoping to take this same girl with me so she can also learn the techniques firsthand and work with Mac using those techniques. I really think using teenagers is a great resource and can be very affordable, too. Plus, it alleviates some of the stress of being mom and teacher. Of course, whenever I can I try to work with him on various activities, too...but if we don't get to it or if he's uncooperative I at least feel better knowing someone has touched on it. Good luck!! Jill > > > This is a great idea. My DH and I have been discussing why she should > go, rather than me just working on stuff at home to keep her from losing > skills. and I tend to get into power struggles, especially > when she turns on the sassy and stubborn (we are two of a kind, I guess > :-) She will read with me, and play games/puzzles/art activities, but > writing and cutting are OUT for mom. How did you find your tutors? How > did you decide what they should work on? Maybe her 1:1 kindergarten > aide would do it..... she gets so much from , and she would > like to work some this summer, but is not excited about the Critical > Skills class job in they need her for. > > Thanks for the great idea. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 In a message dated 3/15/2004 6:38:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, thrill@... writes: > . I also hope to add a HS boy to my group of " tutors " to work > with Mac a couple of times a week on gross motor skills--ball skills, riding > a bike, running activities...boy things! > .... and don't forget trucks! I just got off the phone with his teacher and it looks like playing with cars & trucks may be beating out Barney as a reward! Kathy, Liam's mom( 5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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