Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 In a message dated 2/17/2004 5:08:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, dbonorato4@... writes: > Two pieces of advice from a parent advocate since you asked. Let me add to her expert advice. TAPE IT! NEVER EVER go to an IEP without a tape recorder. ¸...¸ __/ /\____ ____ ,·´º o`·,/__/ _/\_ //____/\ ```)¨(´´´ | | | | | | | || |l±±±± | ¸,.-·²°´ ¸,.-·~·~·-.,¸ `°²·-. :º° As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 24:15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 In a message dated 2/17/2004 7:08:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, dbonorato4@... writes: that is to have him to go to a private preschool and hopefully they can fund it. Our school system will not fund private preschool when they have public classes available for students ... but they will send the related service providers to the private school to deliver services. Cheryl in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Make a list of all the goals you want your child to work on and a list of all his/hers postive traits and accomplishments. Keep them focused on what your child CAN DO and what YOUR EXPECTATIONS are ... don't let things turn to the negative. Cheryl in VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Two pieces of advice from a parent advocate since you asked. LOL 1( NEVER, NEVER, NEVER go to an IEP meeting alone unless you are an attorney, and then I'd try not to. 2) Make up a list of things you would like to see accomplish and things you think he needs as far as services. We had to fight to get more speech but it was worth it. We actually got 30 minutes a day at one time. Elaine Our first IEP Hello, I am a quiet member of this group and I would love to start becoming a more active participant. Let me refresh who I am. My name is and I live in Southern, California. My husband and I have four children. Noelle is 16, is 13, is going on 3 next month and has DS, and who will be 2 in April. has been going to a full inclusion 18 month to age 3 program and currently his only delay is in speech but he is saying words and does much sign. His assesment with the school district is next week and our first IEP is March 10. I would greatly appreciate any words of advice. We would love to see be in a typical preschool setting and I know the only way our school district can do that is to have him to go to a private preschool and hopefully they can fund it. I know it is a long shot but that is what we are striving for. I look forward to your input and assistance. 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 February 17, 2004 Report Share Posted February 17, 2004 Hi . My first word of caution is DO NOT LET THEM DO A PSYCHOLOGICAL! Ok, there are alot of reasons why a psychological is an issue. First of all, your child has speech delays and those tests are most likely verbally based. If your son is doing well in other areas (cognitively), they could use that against him in getting services, especially speech. Thirdly, it's no one's business what someone's IQ score is and so many professionals are so hung up on them. If you do want a psychological, get it done privately (at your expense), make copies and delete all the subscores and performance, verbal and total score. Include the letterhead, signature and recommendations if the IQ score is not included. Have your doctor write a note that your child has mental retardation - that is all that is needed for an eligibility team if your state requires this. Now, my thoughts are this regarding placement...where would your child be if he did not have Down syndrome? Many parents put their children in regular preschool at their expense - some parents do a combination of special ed/inclusion and some choose to keep their child home and take them in for related services. The IEP is to be individualized - do not let them say they only have this program or that program - it's what your child needs and the IEP team should be creative. from VA Our first IEP Hello, I am a quiet member of this group and I would love to start becoming a more active participant. Let me refresh who I am. My name is and I live in Southern, California. My husband and I have four children. Noelle is 16, is 13, is going on 3 next month and has DS, and who will be 2 in April. has been going to a full inclusion 18 month to age 3 program and currently his only delay is in speech but he is saying words and does much sign. His assesment with the school district is next week and our first IEP is March 10. I would greatly appreciate any words of advice. We would love to see be in a typical preschool setting and I know the only way our school district can do that is to have him to go to a private preschool and hopefully they can fund it. I know it is a long shot but that is what we are striving for. I look forward to your input and assistance. 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...
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