Starting preschool

[Guest guest]

Dear Christie,

I recall your saying that Sam attends a classroom with

both hearing impaired and hearing children.

Teddy will be starting preschool in February. One of

the classrooms we are considering for him is a hearing

impaired/deaf classroom using sign and oral speech.

The teacher, however, has no experience in integrating

a hearing child into the classroom. She feels deaf

education is apart from special education, and is not

appropriate for Teddy.

Can you please tell me:

Where Sam's school is located geographically?

How long Sam has been attending an integrated hearing

impaired/hearing classroom.

What you see as the advantages of the classroom for

Sam, particularly regarding appropriateness of

curriculum.

Does he use any type of augmentative communication,

such as picture boards or a Dynavox in the classroom?

And, any disadvantages or things you don't like about

the class.

I know I have a lot of questions ... thank you so much

for responding. We are having a hard time finding an

appropriate placement for Teddy.

Hope you and Sam are well.

Meg and Teddy, turning three in Feb., BPP, stands with

support, climbs, uses a walker if encouraged, uses

mostly sign and some pictures to communicate.

__________________________________________________