[blindkid] Aid in classroom?

Marie Smith empwrn at bellsouth.net
Mon Nov 9 17:17:59 UTC 2009


Look at what the aid does for him. Identify independence in those areas as
goals for his IEP. Obviously the aide will need to be faded with time in
order for him to meet the goal. 

Marie (mother of Jack, 4 yrs old with Apert Syndrome)
http://www.allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com
Learn more about Apert Syndrome
http://www.thecraniofacialcenter.org/apert.html
Get information and support at Teeter's page
http://www.apert.org



> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rosina Solano
> Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 9:58 AM
> To: blindkid at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindkid] Aid in classroom?
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> Okay, I have a rather long question here.  My son is in 6th grade.  I am
> trying to figure out ways to "wean" his aid from his classroom.  When I
> talked to his teachers recently, they all expressed total support of his
> aid in the classroom.  They would say things like, "I don't know what I
> would do if she wasn't here.  She does all kids of things for him!"
> 
> Okay, I knew that his aid was in classroom part of the time.  I did not
> realize how much.  What is a good age to get rid of the aid in the
> classroom.  I mean he needs to be doing these things for himself.  He is a
> great student, very smart, and everyone is amazed at what he can do.  So I
> say, he can do more.  He dosen't need an aid to do things for him.  How do
> we go about slowly taking her away, without totally abandoning him all at
> once?
> 
> Rosina
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