[blindkid] O&M question

Barbara Hammel poetlori8 at msn.com
Sun Oct 18 03:28:01 UTC 2009


And I'm sure Addison really wants to work for this teacher and do the lesson 
every time, too.
Does the teacher want her to learn independence or every nook and cranny of 
that hall and stairs?  What about finding crucial things in the school, or 
where is the playground.  How about learning how to navigate a sidewalk, how 
driveways and streets intersect sidewalks.  Obviously she's not old enough 
to learn to cross a street yet but she could learn to recognize the look of 
it and listen to the cars.  Maybe try telling the teacher when there is a 
car coming or maybe distinguish between kinds of vehicles.  Just some 
thoughts.
If the teacher thinks Addison is stagnating, the teacher is the one stuck. 
Even just a different hall or another flight of stairs could help.
Repetition is boring!
Barbara

Snow is God's way of reminding us that beauty can be found even in the 
coldest hearts.

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From: "Stacy Lemmon" <slemmonrn at spotlight-music.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:52 PM
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blindkid] O&M question

> I have a question in relation to O&M, and I'm certain you all will have 
> valuable input for me! My daughter, Adison, is 5 and has low vision. She 
> has had her cane since age 3. Her IEP has O&M for 15 minutes weekly. It's 
> always the same...up and down the same hall and up and down the same 
> stairs. Should there be any variation on this? Something a little less 
> mundane for a kindergartener?
>
> Thanks!
> Stacy
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