[blindkid] Another semi-positive update

Carol Castellano blindchildren at verizon.net
Tue May 4 02:28:54 UTC 2010


Hi Marie,

We gave Serena an extra year in preschool.  She, too, needed more 
time to develop in various areas.  I think it was a good decision and 
enabled her to participate more fully when she did go to Kindergarten.

Sounds like Jack will have a good summer with the better teacher.

Carol

At 07:18 AM 4/22/2010, you wrote:
>We had Jack's IEP meeting Monday. The LEA agent acknowledged that Jack's TVI
>this year did not get anywhere near fulfilling her responsibilities. Jack
>will receive O & M instruction and TVI services through at least the summer.
>The much better much more knowledgeable O&M/TVI instructor who will be
>working with Jack this summer has told us about a way to get her services
>covered next year too rather than argue with the school district about it.
>
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>We have elected to keep Jack in preschool for another year rather than set
>him up for frustration by sending him to kindergarten when he is not
>developmentally ready. Because of that, the school district has said that
>they will not provide services. We were  offered speech therapy but it would
>have meant disrupting Jack's day by taking him out of his school and taking
>him over to the local elementary school several times a week. We elected not
>to do that.
>
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>I'm excited to see Jack grow and develop over the next year especially once
>we actually get proper instruction in how we should be modifying the
>environment to maximize Jack's learning.
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>Marie (mother of Jack, born May 2005)
>
>Check out our blog at http://www.allaccesspasstojack.blogspot.com for
>glimpses into our busy life with a boy who is busy growing and developing in
>his own way in his own time
>
>
>
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Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
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