Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Are you guys ready for a little more about ??? LOL I am such a mom aren't I... Like I stated before was a sponge in those first years. He has some areas where he appears to have some Island Sevant characteristics. One of them is his memory abilities. What is strange though is his brain is like a switchboard that has some shorts. All through school he was mainstreamed even though he had a diagonis of mild mental retardation. He did excelent with boxed structure on things like algebra. On paper from a book he got A's in it. But he could not apply it away from the classroom or paper. When teachers first started teaching him to read they thought he was a guenis child. He would sign everything back to them instantly and not forget any of it. The problem was he was memorizing the word and sign but not understanding what it meant. The classroom started using a new set of books geared for deaf children with a picture for every sentence. did really well with these books but unforunatly reading has never been a favorite thing with , unless it has something to do with his games or sports. Over the years I would have a hard time just getting him to read cards he was picking out for someone. I got many an occasion card from your " daughter " because he wouldn't read what he was picking out. LOL In fourth grade appeared to reach a platue. He was there and listening but not able to give new information back. We decided to have him repeat fourth grade. We believe what happened is had so much gain in socail and academic those first years that he reached a point of burn out. We didn't push him. Gave him a break by repeating fourth gaade and that was all he needed to recoup himself. The only other grade he repeated after that was 8th. The problem at 8th grade was there was no senior program for deaf kids in the Danville District. They wanted to send him back to his home school with an interpreter. I had repeat 8th to have the year to petition for a senior high deaf program in the Danville District. Coming back to his home school wasn't a option in my mind because he would lose his friends and the school could hire a non credeted person for his interpreter. The following year a senior high program opened in Danville BUT in the meantime decided he wanted to go away to a deaf school (Scranton School for the Deaf). I had a problem with him going to Scranton because he was leaving the nest from Mondays till Fridays to live in a dorm setting. Man, did I have a hard time with that idea but insisted that's what he wanted so I gave in. He flourished there. It was his first step into the deaf community. He was an honor roll student for most of his four years there. Went to prom every year. One year he took two girls. LOL (Ill tell you THAT story sometime.) Though he didn't play sports he helped manage the basketball team and went to all their games. He mainstreamed from the Deaf School to a hearing Vo Tech for carpentry. They had reservations about carpentry because of his sight and hearing loss but wanted to try so I pushed for it and he did well with it. Meanwhile at home he joined our daughters 4-H horse and pony club. He liked to ride and the kids from the club were great with him. He made it to State Competition many times in Therapuedic Riding. He still rides and is quite good. More to come....... mom to (31) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Yes, you certainly are! :-) I had wondered how you and were for several years. It seemed there were some heart issues that surfaced for you. I'm glad all is well!!! Best wishes and welcome back. Mom to Kendra, 20 with CHARGE, , 26 and Camille, 28 Re: Story Continues..... Are you guys ready for a little more about ??? LOL I am such a mom aren't I... Recent Activity a.. 8New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! TV " The 9 " Daily count down of top Web finds. Share Photos Put your favorite photos and more online. Yahoo! Groups Start a group in 3 easy steps. Connect with others. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'm really enjoying reading your stories about , thank you so much for sharing it. Begas Australia > > Are you guys ready for a little more about ??? LOL I am such a > mom aren't I... > > Like I stated before was a sponge in those first years. He has > some areas where he appears to have some Island Sevant > characteristics. One of them is his memory abilities. What is strange > though is his brain is like a switchboard that has some shorts. All > through school he was mainstreamed even though he had a diagonis of > mild mental retardation. He did excelent with boxed structure on > things like algebra. On paper from a book he got A's in it. But he > could not apply it away from the classroom or paper. When teachers > first started teaching him to read they thought he was a guenis > child. He would sign everything back to them instantly and not forget > any of it. The problem was he was memorizing the word and sign but > not understanding what it meant. The classroom started using a new > set of books geared for deaf children with a picture for every > sentence. did really well with these books but unforunatly > reading has never been a favorite thing with , unless it has > something to do with his games or sports. Over the years I would have > a hard time just getting him to read cards he was picking out for > someone. I got many an occasion card from your " daughter " because he > wouldn't read what he was picking out. LOL > > > In fourth grade appeared to reach a platue. He was there and > listening but not able to give new information back. We decided to > have him repeat fourth grade. We believe what happened is had > so much gain in socail and academic those first years that he reached > a point of burn out. We didn't push him. Gave him a break by > repeating fourth gaade and that was all he needed to recoup himself. > The only other grade he repeated after that was 8th. > > The problem at 8th grade was there was no senior program for deaf > kids in the Danville District. They wanted to send him back to his > home school with an interpreter. I had repeat 8th to have the > year to petition for a senior high deaf program in the Danville > District. Coming back to his home school wasn't a option in my mind > because he would lose his friends and the school could hire a non > credeted person for his interpreter. The following year a senior high > program opened in Danville BUT in the meantime decided he > wanted to go away to a deaf school (Scranton School for the Deaf). > > I had a problem with him going to Scranton because he was leaving the > nest from Mondays till Fridays to live in a dorm setting. Man, did I > have a hard time with that idea but insisted that's what he > wanted so I gave in. He flourished there. It was his first step into > the deaf community. He was an honor roll student for most of his four > years there. Went to prom every year. One year he took two girls. LOL > (Ill tell you THAT story sometime.) Though he didn't play sports he > helped manage the basketball team and went to all their games. He > mainstreamed from the Deaf School to a hearing Vo Tech for carpentry. > They had reservations about carpentry because of his sight and > hearing loss but wanted to try so I pushed for it and he did > well with it. > > Meanwhile at home he joined our daughters 4-H horse and pony club. He > liked to ride and the kids from the club were great with him. He made > it to State Competition many times in Therapuedic Riding. He still > rides and is quite good. > > More to come....... > > mom to (31) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 wow hes one superman lol > > I'm really enjoying reading your stories about , thank you so > much for sharing it. > Begas > Australia > > > > > > Are you guys ready for a little more about ??? LOL I am such a > > mom aren't I... > > > > Like I stated before was a sponge in those first years. He > has > > some areas where he appears to have some Island Sevant > > characteristics. One of them is his memory abilities. What is > strange > > though is his brain is like a switchboard that has some shorts. All > > through school he was mainstreamed even though he had a diagonis of > > mild mental retardation. He did excelent with boxed structure on > > things like algebra. On paper from a book he got A's in it. But he > > could not apply it away from the classroom or paper. When teachers > > first started teaching him to read they thought he was a guenis > > child. He would sign everything back to them instantly and not > forget > > any of it. The problem was he was memorizing the word and sign but > > not understanding what it meant. The classroom started using a new > > set of books geared for deaf children with a picture for every > > sentence. did really well with these books but unforunatly > > reading has never been a favorite thing with , unless it has > > something to do with his games or sports. Over the years I would > have > > a hard time just getting him to read cards he was picking out for > > someone. I got many an occasion card from your " daughter " because > he > > wouldn't read what he was picking out. LOL > > > > > > In fourth grade appeared to reach a platue. He was there and > > listening but not able to give new information back. We decided to > > have him repeat fourth grade. We believe what happened is had > > so much gain in socail and academic those first years that he > reached > > a point of burn out. We didn't push him. Gave him a break by > > repeating fourth gaade and that was all he needed to recoup > himself. > > The only other grade he repeated after that was 8th. > > > > The problem at 8th grade was there was no senior program for deaf > > kids in the Danville District. They wanted to send him back to his > > home school with an interpreter. I had repeat 8th to have > the > > year to petition for a senior high deaf program in the Danville > > District. Coming back to his home school wasn't a option in my mind > > because he would lose his friends and the school could hire a non > > credeted person for his interpreter. The following year a senior > high > > program opened in Danville BUT in the meantime decided he > > wanted to go away to a deaf school (Scranton School for the Deaf). > > > > I had a problem with him going to Scranton because he was leaving > the > > nest from Mondays till Fridays to live in a dorm setting. Man, did > I > > have a hard time with that idea but insisted that's what he > > wanted so I gave in. He flourished there. It was his first step > into > > the deaf community. He was an honor roll student for most of his > four > > years there. Went to prom every year. One year he took two girls. > LOL > > (Ill tell you THAT story sometime.) Though he didn't play sports he > > helped manage the basketball team and went to all their games. He > > mainstreamed from the Deaf School to a hearing Vo Tech for > carpentry. > > They had reservations about carpentry because of his sight and > > hearing loss but wanted to try so I pushed for it and he did > > well with it. > > > > Meanwhile at home he joined our daughters 4-H horse and pony club. > He > > liked to ride and the kids from the club were great with him. He > made > > it to State Competition many times in Therapuedic Riding. He still > > rides and is quite good. > > > > More to come....... > > > > mom to (31) > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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