Re:What kind of preschool class was your child placed in?

[Guest guest]

What does IU mean ? My son is in a 3 hour class 5 days per week. He is 4

years old. The class he is in is other 4 year olds, some who are in the

class due to having an IEP and some who are normal children whose parents

pay for them to attend the preschool. There are no children with autism in

the class as the children with autism are in a seperate ABA class. I cannot

tell what the other children's issues are, except for one boy that it is in

a wheelchair. Some of the other children receive therapy. My son gets

speech, PT, and OT, so he is only in class about 2 hours each day, sometimes

only 1.5 hours a day.

They call this classroom an " integrated classroom " which just means there

are some typical kids and some with special educational needs.

Annie

[Guest guest]

In PA, preschool special ed services are provided through

Intermediate Units (IU's). The school districts from each county

contract with their IU to provide the services. They also provide

some services for school age kids (usually the more severe cases).

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> What does IU mean ? My son is in a 3 hour class 5 days per week. He

is 4

> years old. The class he is in is other 4 year olds, some who are in

the

> class due to having an IEP and some who are normal children whose

parents

> pay for them to attend the preschool. There are no children with

autism in

> the class as the children with autism are in a seperate ABA class.

I cannot

> tell what the other children's issues are, except for one boy that

it is in

> a wheelchair. Some of the other children receive therapy. My son

gets

> speech, PT, and OT, so he is only in class about 2 hours each day,

sometimes

> only 1.5 hours a day.

> They call this classroom an " integrated classroom " which just means

there

> are some typical kids and some with special educational needs.

>

> Annie

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