Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 In a message dated 2/6/2006 9:51:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eskilvr@... writes: So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Kris, Our choice of nursery school was not officially a Montessori school, but I found their approach and philosophy to be very similar. Their reputation was that they were one of the best nursery schools in the area. We started by trying out their Mom & Me program and I really liked everything. That was the reason behind our choice. The nearest official Montessori school was about a half hour away, and I found their director to be pretentious verging on condescending. That specific setting was not a good fit for me. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 In a message dated 2/6/2006 9:51:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eskilvr@... writes: So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Kris, Our choice of nursery school was not officially a Montessori school, but I found their approach and philosophy to be very similar. Their reputation was that they were one of the best nursery schools in the area. We started by trying out their Mom & Me program and I really liked everything. That was the reason behind our choice. The nearest official Montessori school was about a half hour away, and I found their director to be pretentious verging on condescending. That specific setting was not a good fit for me. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 In a message dated 2/6/2006 9:51:51 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, eskilvr@... writes: So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Kris, Our choice of nursery school was not officially a Montessori school, but I found their approach and philosophy to be very similar. Their reputation was that they were one of the best nursery schools in the area. We started by trying out their Mom & Me program and I really liked everything. That was the reason behind our choice. The nearest official Montessori school was about a half hour away, and I found their director to be pretentious verging on condescending. That specific setting was not a good fit for me. Best -- Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Kris, We started Hadley in a Montessori preschool at age 3. I, too, had always planned on sending her there, regardless of the hearing loss. Our home set up and work had always been modeled after Montessori and I figured that Hadley would just blossom in the preschool. What I really thought would be good for her were the ability to choose one's own activities, the mix of ages in the classroom (so interaction with older language models), small group activity (since 90% of the time was in a group of 2 or 3, or doing individual work alongside others), and the fact that the class work was so much more interesting than the traditional shape/letter/color of the week curriculum. We pulled Hadley after six months. I really don't think it had much to do with Hadley's hearing loss, and more of how this particular school interprets the Montessori philosophy (which is weird, since I know this school well as my brother went there ages ago-- and even had Hadley's teacher-- and it is AMI approved). The teacher worked hard to make this work for Hadley, but her ideas of how to make it a success just made the situation worse. Hadley's AVT interveneed and did what she could, but felt it was just a bad educational match. We watched our daughter turn from a happy, outgoing and social kid to this angry and violent child. We pulled her in March after realizing it was hopeless and that we had done the best we could do to turn it around, enrolled her in our town's SPED preschool, and our daughter returned to normal after about one week. She has been happily attending a shape/color/letter of the week program ever since. Our home life is still modeled after Montessori, and that seems to be the best match for her. Kerry Educational Options Good evening, all! I was wondering if anyone else has their children enrolled in a Montessori educational setting. (The posts from the last few days regarding when to start attending school got me thinking. <G>) Our boys have been in Montessori since they were in pre-school - actually spent one year going to Montessori in the mornings and SPED preschool in the afternoons (and he actually made more progress in his Montessori classroom, but that's another story.). I know that there are a couple of Schools for the Deaf which utilize the Montessori philosophy (AG Bell in Illinois and the new school in Tampa come to mind) - we just happen to be lucky enough to have a Montessori mini-magnet program in our school district that runs through 8th grade. So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Hoping that you're all having a good start to your week, Kris Mom to (Profound Unilateral SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (No Hearing Loss, But Noise Sensitive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 Kris, We started Hadley in a Montessori preschool at age 3. I, too, had always planned on sending her there, regardless of the hearing loss. Our home set up and work had always been modeled after Montessori and I figured that Hadley would just blossom in the preschool. What I really thought would be good for her were the ability to choose one's own activities, the mix of ages in the classroom (so interaction with older language models), small group activity (since 90% of the time was in a group of 2 or 3, or doing individual work alongside others), and the fact that the class work was so much more interesting than the traditional shape/letter/color of the week curriculum. We pulled Hadley after six months. I really don't think it had much to do with Hadley's hearing loss, and more of how this particular school interprets the Montessori philosophy (which is weird, since I know this school well as my brother went there ages ago-- and even had Hadley's teacher-- and it is AMI approved). The teacher worked hard to make this work for Hadley, but her ideas of how to make it a success just made the situation worse. Hadley's AVT interveneed and did what she could, but felt it was just a bad educational match. We watched our daughter turn from a happy, outgoing and social kid to this angry and violent child. We pulled her in March after realizing it was hopeless and that we had done the best we could do to turn it around, enrolled her in our town's SPED preschool, and our daughter returned to normal after about one week. She has been happily attending a shape/color/letter of the week program ever since. Our home life is still modeled after Montessori, and that seems to be the best match for her. Kerry Educational Options Good evening, all! I was wondering if anyone else has their children enrolled in a Montessori educational setting. (The posts from the last few days regarding when to start attending school got me thinking. <G>) Our boys have been in Montessori since they were in pre-school - actually spent one year going to Montessori in the mornings and SPED preschool in the afternoons (and he actually made more progress in his Montessori classroom, but that's another story.). I know that there are a couple of Schools for the Deaf which utilize the Montessori philosophy (AG Bell in Illinois and the new school in Tampa come to mind) - we just happen to be lucky enough to have a Montessori mini-magnet program in our school district that runs through 8th grade. So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Hoping that you're all having a good start to your week, Kris Mom to (Profound Unilateral SNL, Left Ear) and Ethan (No Hearing Loss, But Noise Sensitive) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 The Montessori schools around here are very unstructured and count on the child being able to structure their activities and interests. For a child with ADHD, organizational, attentional issues this ability to organize yourself and pursue your own interest for any extended time proves impossible. These kids flit from activity to activity or hyperfocus on one item like a computer. Combine that with the noisiness of the work environment with each child pursuing their own interests at workstations, it proved impossible for us. For an organized, self-directed child like our daughter, it was perfect. For a child who is everywhere and everywhere and who needs constant redirection and reinforcement, it is a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 The Montessori schools around here are very unstructured and count on the child being able to structure their activities and interests. For a child with ADHD, organizational, attentional issues this ability to organize yourself and pursue your own interest for any extended time proves impossible. These kids flit from activity to activity or hyperfocus on one item like a computer. Combine that with the noisiness of the work environment with each child pursuing their own interests at workstations, it proved impossible for us. For an organized, self-directed child like our daughter, it was perfect. For a child who is everywhere and everywhere and who needs constant redirection and reinforcement, it is a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 The Montessori schools around here are very unstructured and count on the child being able to structure their activities and interests. For a child with ADHD, organizational, attentional issues this ability to organize yourself and pursue your own interest for any extended time proves impossible. These kids flit from activity to activity or hyperfocus on one item like a computer. Combine that with the noisiness of the work environment with each child pursuing their own interests at workstations, it proved impossible for us. For an organized, self-directed child like our daughter, it was perfect. For a child who is everywhere and everywhere and who needs constant redirection and reinforcement, it is a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 That is wonderful advice! My son Kristian went to a Montessori school until we moved here in 2003. He was about 8 then. The one that we attended in VA was amazing and i hated to leave! it was an incredible place for him. when we got here we just couldnt get a handle on what was being offered and the places were either too far from our home or just not what we were looking for so we opted for regular school... he likes it okay but coming from that background, I just liked it soo much better! Cora wrote: Re: Montessori Schools I worked at a Montessori school for 6 years till my son was born. There are some very good Montessori schools and some bad ones too. I think it is a good idea to visit the school a couple of times and the best time to stop in after you have seen the school, meet the teachers etc, is towards the end of the day when parents are picking up. That way you can talk to them, see what they like and dont like about the school. My son is 20 months old now, soon we will be looking at schools in our area, I hope we can find one we are happy with so that he can attend, I would like him to go to 3 half days. Have most of you found preschools pretty willing to work with you and your child or has it been a challenge to find that? I have an idea of what to look for, but I do feel a little nervous wondering how people will accept the news of a DHH child being in their class and finding a school that will work with us. I guess we all face it, I's not the first and wont be the last. Take care everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2006 Report Share Posted February 7, 2006 eskilvr@... writes: So. that's my question for the evening. We would have chosen the Montessori method regardless of 's hearing loss issues - but the fact that Montessori utilizes manipulative materials and is inherently visual in nature is really helping him to reach all of his educational goals. Hi Kris, I would have liked to try a Montessori school for , but since we live in a somewhat rural area, the nearest ones are about 40 minutes away. The drive just wasn't practicle for us. Instead she attended our local preschool program. It was a wonderful program and I really don't have any regrets. I'm glad that you have found a program that works out well for your son. Debbie, mom to , 6, moderate SNHL and , 3, hearing Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and ask why not. G.B Shaw --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Where were you in VA and where are you now? We are experiencing some of the same pains of change. Tammy > > > Date: 2006/02/07 Tue PM 02:30:50 EST > To: Listen-Up > Subject: Re: Educational Options > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Where were you in VA and where are you now? We are experiencing some of the same pains of change. Tammy > > > Date: 2006/02/07 Tue PM 02:30:50 EST > To: Listen-Up > Subject: Re: Educational Options > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Where were you in VA and where are you now? We are experiencing some of the same pains of change. Tammy > > > Date: 2006/02/07 Tue PM 02:30:50 EST > To: Listen-Up > Subject: Re: Educational Options > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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