Guest guest Posted May 3, 2001 Report Share Posted May 3, 2001 has a mild loss in her right ear when aided (left-moderate) so she hears pretty well with her FM system. I spoke with our regional spec ed consultant for about an hour today (helps to have ties to the education system!) We discussed all possibilities and placement scenarios, and the bottom line is that I am wondering if she needs a special placement or just special teachers, you know what I mean? Our small community is a big plus, besides the fact that 's nurse will probably be hired by the school as a medical aide, and my husband teaches there! I am glad to hear about Aubrie's success at school. The next question is whether to put her in K or preK... kginn Michele Westmaas wrote: > G- > Placement is such a tough decision. Our school for the deaf is about 40 > min away. Aubrie went there for 0-3 services. They were such a big > part of our life. At first, I wanted her to definitely go there for 3-5 > preschool. It turned out that at the transition IEP we thought she was > likely to have normal hearing (which we've recently found to be untrue) > so they didn't want her. She needed hearing impairment as her main dx > to qualify. Anyway -- I was concerned about how she would do in our > local school. I am so pleased to have her here now. She has an awesome > aide, all the kids love her, the community loves and accepts her, the > professionals are doing their best for her, she rides the bus with her > brother... Her life is " normal " for a kid her age in our town except > she goes to the spec ed class instead of PreK or the private preschool > in town. With her involvement in PreK this year and the dual placement > next year, I feel very positive about her inclusion in our mainstream > community. I still wonder what specialized services they have at the > school for the deaf that might be of benefit for her, but I continue to > go there for parent sign class and keep my ties there so I can utilize > their resources as needed. > > We thought we'd never find a signing aide in our small rural community. > It was fate that a woman who is just perfect for Aubrie moved to the > community and saw the ad in the paper. You never know how things will > play out til you try it. I've learned to write the IEP as my best case > scenario without letting pessimism and what if's hold us back from > trying the " right " thing. So far, so good. > > I can't remember 's level of hearing, etc. If Aubrie were more > hearing impaired, I might feel differently about sending her to the deaf > school. She has severe communication problems, but she can hear the > other kids and she is developing speech so hopefully she'll be able to > converse with them soon. > > Good luck in your decision! > > Michele W > Aubrie's mom > > > " 5th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, July > 20-22, 2001. Information will be available first in CHARGE Accounts, the > CHARGE Syndrome Foundation's newsletter. " > > For information about the CHARGE Syndrome > Foundation or to become a member (and get the newsletter) > please contact marion@... or visit > the CHARGE Syndrome Foundation web page > at http://www.chargesyndrome.org > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2001 Report Share Posted May 3, 2001 Michele, I know exactly what you mean!!! G ----Original Message Follows---- From: Michele Westmaas Reply-To: CHARGE To: CHARGE-list Subject: re: Schools Date: Thu, 03 May 2001 06:42:25 -0500 G- I know, huge questions... In my heart, I want Aubrie to be in a regular class -- with lots of special support if needed. But the idea of a separate spec ed class bothers me. I have seen how the smaller class and the expertise of the teachers there help her, so I'm fine with it for now. However, in my dream world, all the special expertise would be available in the regular room. I would love to see all blended classrooms with no spec ed " room " but spec ed teachers, therapists, etc who bring their knowledge and support to all the classrooms to support the reg ed teachers who have a blended population in their classes. Does that make sense? I'll will be waiting to hear what you decide and how it works out. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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