RE: Elie and learning/Sara

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Sara, you know my first thought when you wrote: “However: for this

teacher he has counted to 100 (with little help at change

of decades), he has both said and written the alphabet, recognized most

of the words in Edmark I, used picture cards to get groceries at the

store, written his name in block - first and last, knows his new

address, watched a movie and was able to tell the teacher what would

happen next (he ought to because it was Wizard of Oz).” I would like

this all in a letter to have for the future if I ever needed it to show

Elie’s future placements. You would have it somewhere in an IEP or

mentioned on some other document but it seems to get lost in those, but

a letter from the teacher, the professional, might mean something to an

organization so they will know how much Elie can do. An exciting year

ahead.

Louise Mom to 43 (soon to be 44 Sept 24) DS, Deaf, ASD (diagnosed

at 41)

Elie and learning

Elie early on learned to read up to the first grade level primer. Three

times and lost it. He once wrote his name in cursive and lost it. He was

doing addition of single digit to single digit with manipulatives and

self

correcting and lost it. All of this before he was 15.

Since he turned 16, we have concentrated on speech and Edmark type

emergency

word recognition, block printing and enumerating. He also has learned

coin

recognition but still has no idea what things cost.

Every teacher except one has worked on some kind of academics but mostly

with no retention.

Elie stopped allowing us to read to him or to try to read the pictures

in

his books more than 6 years ago. His books are still in his room - along

with new ones he receives every holiday and birthday but he will not

touch

them or allow us to touch them.

However: for this teacher he has counted to 100 (with little help at

change

of decades), he has both said and written the alphabet, recognized most

of

the words in Edmark I, used picture cards to get groceries at the store,

written his name in block - first and last, knows his new address,

watched a

movie and was able to tell the teacher what would happen next (he ought

to

because it was Wizard of Oz).

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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SHE DOCUMENTS!!!!!!!! I have a hard cover, no tear out page book where she

documents each day.

BUT I will also get a report of progress every month.

Thanks for the idea.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

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>Subject: RE: Elie and learning/Sara

>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:30:53 -0500

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>Sara, you know my first thought when you wrote: “However: for this

>teacher he has counted to 100 (with little help at change

>of decades), he has both said and written the alphabet, recognized most

>of the words in Edmark I, used picture cards to get groceries at the

>store, written his name in block - first and last, knows his new

>address, watched a movie and was able to tell the teacher what would

>happen next (he ought to because it was Wizard of Oz).” I would like

>this all in a letter to have for the future if I ever needed it to show

>Elie’s future placements. You would have it somewhere in an IEP or

>mentioned on some other document but it seems to get lost in those, but

>a letter from the teacher, the professional, might mean something to an

>organization so they will know how much Elie can do. An exciting year

>ahead.

>

>Louise Mom to 43 (soon to be 44 Sept 24) DS, Deaf, ASD (diagnosed

>at 41)

>

>

>

> Elie and learning

>

>Elie early on learned to read up to the first grade level primer. Three

>times and lost it. He once wrote his name in cursive and lost it. He was

>

>doing addition of single digit to single digit with manipulatives and

>self

>correcting and lost it. All of this before he was 15.

>

>Since he turned 16, we have concentrated on speech and Edmark type

>emergency

>word recognition, block printing and enumerating. He also has learned

>coin

>recognition but still has no idea what things cost.

>

>Every teacher except one has worked on some kind of academics but mostly

>

>with no retention.

>

>Elie stopped allowing us to read to him or to try to read the pictures

>in

>his books more than 6 years ago. His books are still in his room - along

>

>with new ones he receives every holiday and birthday but he will not

>touch

>them or allow us to touch them.

>

>However: for this teacher he has counted to 100 (with little help at

>change

>of decades), he has both said and written the alphabet, recognized most

>of

>the words in Edmark I, used picture cards to get groceries at the store,

>

>written his name in block - first and last, knows his new address,

>watched a

>movie and was able to tell the teacher what would happen next (he ought

>to

>because it was Wizard of Oz).

>

>Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>

>

>

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