Question about IEPs/ Preschool, etc.

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Hi everyone - I have a question about the IEP process for preschoolers.

has been recieving services through early on for 1 year now, and now that he is

turning 3, we move to the public school. He will be going to the Early

Childhood Special Education Preschool class. They ofter the class 5 days a

week, but he will only be going for 2 because he goes to a private Preschool 2

days a week and really, i just feel that 5 days a week at this age is a bit much

and i've been told that Fridays are a " Wash " anyway, meaning he wouldn't recieve

any speech therapy on that day even if he was there.

My question is there - can I legally request that he recieve services in any

other setting? I do not feel that the class he is going to is the least

restrictive environment, but they aren't offering me any options. What can I

do? He does have severe verbal apraxia, but it's in the pure form, there are no

motor delays, sensory issues, etc. He did test low on the cognitive test, but

they told me it was because it was standardized and since he couldn't verbally

answer the questions they were automatically marked missed, even though there

are no obvious cognitive delays when you speak with him. Should i request a

different test? I think that he qualified for this class because he scored low

in two area's, which meets their requirments.

thanks for any advice/help.

u

[sPAM][ ] Re: Apraxia and Slow Processing

>

> Liz there is much in the archives and in research about self-

> fulfilling prophecies and the research of Dr. Rosenthal. Please

> don't assume that it's OK because your child is younger to say your

> child is " slow " in three areas! There is a huge problem with many

> here assuming that apraxia and processing disorders co exist or

that

> children with apraxia have slow receptive/cognitive processing

skills

> which is also a sign of mental retardation. And the fact so many

> today are accepting this is very sad. Perhaps unlike the children

> here from over the years like my son Tanner -the children in the

> group today won't be mainstreamed. Is that the belief? Because

> belief becomes reality and you get to choose now. Your child's

> future depends in some part on your belief. Isn't it a mother and

> father's instinct to raise our child up?

>

> And to answer the question about therapy for another diagnosis

> working. Many here with autistic children found some of the methods

> used for apraxia to work as well. The Kaufman Kit can be used by

any

> late talker- even one that isn't apraxic.

>

> We tried various therapies for Tanner that are used for deaf

children

> including learning sign -that doesn't mean Tanner is deaf. Just

> because a therapy helps doesn't mean a child has the diagnosis that

> therapy was originally designed for.

>

> Please do some homework on the awesome Dr. Rosenthal and the

> work he has done. You will also find much about him in the

> archives. Sadly if you believe your child to be slow..in three

areas

> no less -you 'are' probably going to find out you are right. When

> nobody else believed in Tanner Glenn and I did and guess who proved

> everyone but us wrong -not us -but Tanner did! I loved sharing the

whole

> story with Dr. Rosenthal because he is brilliant and he is the one

> that inspired me. And I saw it work. They could have been right and

> Tanner would have been in special ed today.

> http://www.cherab.

> <http://www.cherab.org/information/familiesrelate/letter.html>

> org/information/familiesrelate/letter.html

>

> I know some of you don't understand this -but again don't assume

the

> worst and don't underestimate those that can't verbally prove you

> wrong...yet. Sometimes it's best to be wrong and if you believe

> apraxia and slow processing of receptive or cognitive skills go

hand

> in hand -then you 'are' wrong. Apraxia is not a cognitive disorder.

>

> And even if in your child's case you were right and for example

one's

> child has co existing mental retardation with the apraxia -you are

> still best to believe in your child and give the benefit of the

> doubt. Look at Robin's daughter -it's a hard pill to

swallow

> to be wrong -or assume others are right with bogus diagnosis about

> your child - years down the road.

> http://www.cherab. <http://www.cherab.org/news/.html>

> org/news/.html

>

> And while for ethical reasons Dr. Rosenthal's research was done in

> the positive -in speaking with him he agrees that it works both

> ways. If that's the case why think anything but the positive?

>

> http://www.facultyd

> <http://www.facultydirectory.ucr.edu/cgi-

bin/pub/public_individual.pl?facult

> y=534> irectory.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/pub/public_individual.pl?faculty=534

> http://www.pineforg

> <http://www.pineforge.com/newman4study/resources/rosenthal1.htm>

> e.com/newman4study/resources/rosenthal1.htm

> http://www.psichi.

<http://www.psichi.org/pubs/articles/article_121.asp>

> org/pubs/articles/article_121.asp

> http://www.accel- <http://www.accel-

team.com/pygmalion/prophecy_01.html>

> team.com/pygmalion/prophecy_01.html

> http://www.musicedm

> <http://www.musicedmagic.com/class-management/classroom-vision-and-

the-self-

> fulfilling-prophecy.html>

> agic.com/class-management/classroom-vision-and-the-self-fulfilling-

prophecy.

> html

> http://www.motivati

> <http://www.motivation-tools.com/workplace/social_prejudice.htm>

> on-tools.com/workplace/social_prejudice.htm

>

> tons more -just google it or search the archives here

>

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