[blindkid] Expanded Core Curriculum Feedback

[Traci Wilkerson]

I have to disagree a bit they can work with him to self advocate at school
and same for self-help items.  You need to get all his teachers on the same
page, that they shouldn't be doing for him and they all need to reinforce
these skills, just like I'm sure you do at home.  I know teachers, like
some of us parents, just do it for them because its faster, but you need to
get ALL the teachers to understand why he needs these life long skills.

I always ask parents who's kids are older than mine and do what you are
doing when I don't find my answers.  Mine are younger, so I cant be of any
help right now.

I wish there was a master book for all these questions.

Good luck!

Traci
On May 11, 2012 1:35 PM, "Arielle Silverman" <arielle71 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Amen Carol! That's exactly what I was thinking, but thought it would
> be more appropriate for a parent to say it-and I'm glad one did.
> Arielle
>
> On 5/11/12, Carol Castellano <carol_castellano at verizon.net> wrote:
> > Hi Cristine,
> >
> > Going out on a limb here...but I think there are basic problems with
> > the ECC, the main one of which is why does the field think that
> > teachers should be the ones responsible for teaching IL skills,
> > rather than parents?  Instead of putting IL goals in the IEP, I'd
> > like to see parents being trained in the IL areas so that we can be
> > the ones to teach these skills to our children, as we do with our
> > other children, follow up with the practice, and oversee the
> > development of the skills.  I think training the parent would be a
> > much better role for the TVI in terms of IL skills.  I'm afraid the
> > ECC's take on this is more of the "it's so hard to raise a blind
> > kid--only a professional can do it" point of view and I don't like it!
> >
> > Carol
> >
> > Carol Castellano
> > President, Parents of Blind Children-NJ
> > Director of Programs
> > National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
> > 973-377-0976
> > carol_castellano at verizon.net
> > www.blindchildren.org
> > www.nopbc.org
> >
> > At 08:18 AM 5/11/2012, you wrote:
> >>Hello Everyone:
> >>
> >>I am having a struggle with ECC goals that are meaningful and  specific.
> >> I
> >>have asked my team to evaluate his current strengths as it  relates to
> >>these goals.   Does anyone know of any specific resources  of IEP sample
> >>statements for ECC for a 5th grader?  The real struggle  is in the
> >> self-help,
> >>independent and self advocacy area.  No one seems to  want to touch
> >>teaching him
> >>home skills (other than four to five tasks a year -  like opening a jar).
> >>
> >>Thanks for your input,
> >>
> >>Christine  Duffley
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