[blindkid] questions in regards to acquiring an aid in classroom

Wed Apr 6 22:48:11 UTC 2011

Thank you so much Carol.  It been a huge
On Apr 6, 2011 5:28 PM, "Carol Castellano" <blindchildren at verizon.net>
wrote:
> Congratulations to your daughter, Penny, and to you, her teachers,
> and her aide Being able to read is a HUGE thing!
>
> A couple of thoughts about having an aide:
>
> You are right to think about the aide as a teacher's aide and not
> your daughter's aide. There are some down sides to having an
> aide--especially "learned dependence." Make sure all are on guard
> against that. A good rule of thumb is that when you/the school/the
> aide are thinking that they need to make some kind of accommodation,
> chances are you could teach your daughter a skill instead.
>
> Hopefully the aide is thinking in terms of being proud of how
> INdependent your daughter will become under her watch.
>
> Maybe think in terms of having the aide move into the background to
> create materials by 4th grade.
>
> You might want to read the chapter called "The Role of the Teacher's
> Aide" in Making It Work.
>
> Best wishes,
> Carol
>
> Carol Castellano
> Director of Programs
> National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> 973-377-0976
> carol_castellano at verizon.net
> www.nopbc.org
>
> At 10:39 AM 4/6/2011, you wrote:
>>With my daughter the school district just gave her one. She suffered a
>>vision loss last summer (she is in first grade right now) and they felt it
>>was required to give her what she needed. She has just learned to read (in
>>braille) which is a huge deal. The aide was necessary since the TVI is
only
>>there an hour a day. The aid adapts the materials for her and some times
on
>>the fly so she is able to be an active part of her classroom.
>>
>>I dont' thinks she will need a 1 on 1 aide when she gets older (middle
>>school or high school) because she will need less 1 on 1 help. The key is
to
>>make her independent and go to college but she really needs one right now.
>>
>>Her aide i see as a teacher's aide for the TVI not the classroom teacher.
>>She does a lot of modifications for the my daughter and the TVI directs
it.
>>
>>I really can't express how excited I am that my daughter is a reader now.
>> The aid has a lot do with it. Its been a hard year for my daughter but i
>>am so greatful to her amazing TVI and her 1 on 1 aid.
>>--
>>--Penny
>>----------
>>Adventures with Abby - visionfora.blogspot.com
>><http://visionfora.blogspot.com/>
>>
>> > : "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List, (for parents of blind children)" <
>> > blindkid at nfbnet.org>
>> > Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2011, 9:20 AM
>> >
>> > I was responding with my phone when I started and got cut off. Yes you
can
>> > request one. If you have a valid reason they should provide one. My
>> > daughter has a 1 on 1 in the morning. Its just very important that its
in
>> > your child's IEP so they can't cut the position.
>> >
>> > On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Penny Duffy <pennyduffy at gmail.com>
wrote:
>> >
>> > > You always have the right to request an aide. If that means they will
>> > > prdovide one.......
>> > >
>> > > Write up why you feel his educational experiance will. Be better with
>> > one.
>> > > On Apr 6, 2011 8:36 AM, "Tina Egle" <tegle at oakton.edu> wrote:
>> > > > Hi all,
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > My son has Epilepsy which was diagnosed since he was 4 years old.
>> > > > Eventhough his seizures are under control via medications, we never
>> > know
>> > > > when the sudden onset of seizures could occur when the efficacy of
>> > > > medication could happen anytime. Plus his seizures are not
noticeable,
>> > > > sometimes he could just stand there in the middle of the hallway
and be
>> > > > dazed of like he was confused and did not seem to know where he was
or
>> > > > what he was doing. He usually do not have grand mal type but rather
>> > petit
>> > > > mal type of seizure with slight tremors or mild muscle twitches
which
>> > > > could go unnotice if all teachers and aides in the classroom are
tied
>> > up
>> > > > and busy with other blind or special need students, then he could
>> > > > eventually fall down. That is my main concern. John Travolta's son
died
>> > > > while going to the bathroom alone in the middle of the night and
his
>> > aid
>> > > > was no where near him, and he died hitting his head to the tub
while he
>> > > > had seizure.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > My question is that by Law, Can a parent ask for an individual aid
who
>> > is
>> > > > just for my son who does not have any other responsibility of other
>> > > > students but just for him, 1:1 aid? I have been requesting 1:1 aide
>> > since
>> > > > he has been in school around 3 years of age and now he is 15 and we
>> > have
>> > > > moved 3 times becuase all other school distracts had failed to
provide
>> > an
>> > > > appropriate education and finally we were able to prove to our
recent
>> > > > district that he needs to be in a vision school and he has been in
that
>> > > > program for 2 years and we have seen major improvement. But the
>> > district
>> > > > is still unclear about 1:1 aid in the room. I am undert the
impression
>> > > > that a classroom aide is shared by many other students and 1:1 aid
is
>> > > what
>> > > > my son needs just based upon his medical history.
>> > > >
>> > > > Please let me know if by Law, Can I request 1:1 aid and have that
>> > written
>> > > > in IEP?
>> > > >
>> > > > Tina
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
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>> >
>> > --
>> > --Penny
>> > ----------
>> > Adventures with Abby - visionfora.blogspot.com
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