Re: We Have a new Teacher!

[Guest guest]

Welcome. I recently joined the group myself for very much the same reason.

I've already received offers of help and will pass on any interesting info I

receive as well.

Sandie

sanrolls@...

We Have a new Teacher!

Hi Everyone,

We have a new teacher in our family! It is so great to see these teachers get

involved with their students! Please help me welcome her.

Kristy

This is what she wrote:

I am a special education teacher working with a boy who is 6 years old,

entering grade 1, and has Mosaic Down Syndrome. I would like to access as much

info as I can about his condition.

[Guest guest]

Welcome!!! Educating a child with MDS is an interesting journey!! I homeschool

my son, and he proves to be quite a challenge, yet a surprise too!! I have

found that math is difficult with him, however, he reads at an age appropriate

level. This was surprising to his speech therapist. If your student has

troubles with crossing the midline, have him play something like golf. It

worked with us.

Looking forward to your experiences and input too!!

Irene Gunnels mom to Nat 10 MDS, Luke 8, Emilia 5, Lillian 3, and baby Isaac 8mo

Kristy Colvin wrote:

Hi Everyone,

We have a new teacher in our family! It is so great to see these teachers get

involved with their students! Please help me welcome her.

Kristy

This is what she wrote:

I am a special education teacher working with a boy who is 6 years old, entering

grade 1, and has Mosaic Down Syndrome. I would like to access as much info as I

can about his condition.

[Guest guest]

Welcome! I am also a SpEd teacher. Where are you? I am in Northern

Kentucky and teach high school.

We Have a new Teacher!

Hi Everyone,

We have a new teacher in our family! It is so great to see these

teachers get involved with their students! Please help me welcome her.

Kristy

This is what she wrote:

I am a special education teacher working with a boy who is 6 years old,

entering grade 1, and has Mosaic Down Syndrome. I would like to access

as much info as I can about his condition.

[Guest guest]

Welcome,

I also joined a while back as I have a little girl with mds in my

recepton(age4-5) class (UK). She is repeating another year in

reception as the curriculum is more appropriate to her needs (and

she is one of the very youngest in her year group in school).

Obviously, each child is different, mds or not, and their specific

needs will dicatate the curriculum. I have found that setting up

lots of small group games/ interaction have helped develop social

skills. Also following a language programme daily with input my the

speech and language therapist along with very good home school work,

and input from her mum,has enabled the little girl to move on from

signing using Makaton and speaking 10 or so words last September, to

speaking in up to 5 word phrases when school broke up in July.

Marie (reception teacher)

> I am a special education teacher working with a boy who is 6 years

old, entering grade 1, and has Mosaic Down Syndrome. I would like to

access as much info as I can about his condition.

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