<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Bernadette:<br><br>Thank you for your kind email. I am visiting MSB next Thursday (1/16). I would love to talk to you to learn more about MSB before I go. What is a good time for me to call? (Is weeknights or weekday afternoon good for you?) Thanks so much in advance. <br><br>Betty<br><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Bernadette Jacobs <bernienfb75@gmail.com><br>
<b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> Maryland Parents of Blind Children List <mdpobc@nfbnet.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 8, 2014 12:28 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Mdpobc] Introduction and Questions<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv4935386434"><div>
Hi Betty!!!<br clear="none">
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I too, would love to get with you!!! Since you are visiting MSB
next week, perhaps we could connect or even meet somewhere. Both of
my children attend school at MSB. From how you're describing your
daughter, I think we could relate well. I would be absolutely
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My name is Bernadette Jacobs. You can call my cell: 410-215-8587
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<div class="yiv4935386434yqt9556735653" id="yiv4935386434yqtfd72123"><div class="yiv4935386434moz-cite-prefix">On 1/8/2014 8:11 AM, Trudy Pickrel
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<div>My name is Betty. Although I have been on this list
serv for about a year now, I have been mostly
observing. I would like to introduce myself, and also
connect with you all, as I am in need of wisdom and would
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<div>Our daughter Bethany is 7 years old. She was born
totally blind (with no light perception). While she is
doing quite well on self-care (such as dressing,
toileting, eating, getting around, etc..), she is very
delay cognitively, currently at about the level of a 3-4
year old. We live in Gaithersburg, Montgomery County,
which provided excellent one-on-one services(braille, OT,
PT, ESOL, O&M) for her, for which I am extremely
grateful for. The school has suggested testing for her,
and the general impression from her teachers is that she
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<div>She is currently attending main-stream kindergarten in
a classroom with 21 sighted children. She is struggling
to learn basic abstract concepts, such as quantity,
same/difference. She is also struggling in reading and
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<div>I have concerns about her placement next year, as it is
quite obvious that she is not a good fit for
main-stream. The other option I was presented was the
Learning Center, which is mostly comprised of kids with
behavioral or emotional challenge, in addition to
cognitive delay. I have some serious concerns about
sending Bethany to the Learning Center, because of the
behavioral influence. (Bethany is very calm, and
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<div>I will be visiting the Maryland School for the Blinds
next week, and hoping to find a good program for her.
If any of you has similar experience, or any wisdom or
suggestions on this, I would really really appreciate.
My goal is to find an academic placement for Bethany where
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<div>Thank you so much in advance for help.</div>
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