[blparent] pre schools

[Amy Murillo-Hicks]

Hi,

A couple of things that worked for us are.

1. Find a little time to  volunteer in the class room at least once a month 
if possible.  Finding the time can be difficult, but very helpful to see how 
your child is progressing.
2.  I always met with my child's teacher within the first two weeks to go 
over what he would be working on, how I could reinforce the material, and to 
establish a method for us to regularly communicate.  I often e-mailed his 
teachers once per week.  This helps because teachers are so busy and don't 
often remember to initiate the communication in an alternative way.  They 
often just send notes home if at all.
3.  I always went into his class room each year to read a twin vision book, 
and talk about my guide dog. Making it an educational experience helps the 
teacher as well. More often than not, schools are looking to provide some 
education about social issues like blindness or other disabilities, and you 
would be helping them out by bringing it right to them.
4. If there is a parent's group who helps with fund raisers, get involved. 
If you are helping bring money into the school, it is amazing how much more 
open minded they get.
5.  Provide snack, or what ever parents do in the class room as much as you 
can.
6.  It sounds like you already did the best that you could in researching 
the school.  Being proactive this early will set you up for life.  You will 
learn from all the other parents who also researched what elementary schools 
are the best, and you are on your way to following your child on a well 
planned journey through school. Now you just have to play your hand through 
the wild cards your kid throws down. Good luck.  You'll be great!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki Fugett-Dobens" <nfugett at cinci.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 3:12 PM
Subject: [blparent] pre schools


> Hi list! Mackenzie is starting at the Goddard school Thursday.  It is 
> supposed to be a very good school, and they have an excellent carriculum. 
> Anyway, I was wondering what experiences you had when your children first 
> started going to school, whether pre school or regular school.  I guess 
> I'm worried that the school will not involve us as much because of our 
> blindness.  So far, the school has been great, but I'm still worried.  I 
> just want to make sure I'm involved as much as possible with her 
> education.  Thanks for any suggestions!
> Nikki
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