Guest guest Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Hi Tammy, Our daughter has a 1:1 still in 4th grade, and it has been extremely beneficial to her for many reasons. We got the aide at the kindergarten transition meeting because wasn't potty trained (well, she almost was, but we figured this would be an automatic 1:1, and we were right!). We had also stressed the safety issues, and she was a runner. Although she was fully potty trained by the time kindergarten started, they didn't remove the aide, and they realize how beneficial her aide is. is very social, interacts very well with her typical peers, and the aide is very " backed off " , particularly at times when she's socializing. In the early years, she walked to speech, OT, etc., but now she just stands at the classroom door and watches her go safely. In the earlier years, she did more, but now she primarily assists when work needs to be modified, when she's being a stinker about doing something, etc. I know that some kids do fine without an aide, but I know that would have got lost a ton in her ealier years had someone not had eyes on her all the time. I think our school was very worried about keeping her safe, and now that she's not really a runner anymore, they realize the classroom benefit as well. Try stressing the safety issues are your primary concern, that someone MUST be watching your daughter (at least from afar, but dedidicated to watching her, not a bunch of kids) when there are opportunities for her to get lost (playground, lunch, going from the classroom to the bathroom), and how much of a liability the school will have if they lose your daughter. , mom to (12), (9 DS), and Sammy (8) tjm64 wrote: > Hey everyone, > Does anybody know how to convince the school to provide a one on one > aide for my daughter? She has been " lost " twice and so has another > little boy with ds (he got really far away!). The school insists 1:1 > is not beneficial to the child as it makes them feel more " different " > and less likely to interact with other children so as a general rule > they don't do that. I say who cares...I just want my child to still be > there when I pick her up and not missing. I do want her to gain social > skills but not if the cost of that is her safety. Can I push this > under IDEA...does anyone know? Thanks in advance for any help. > > Tammy, > mom to Hannah 7 ds, Trystan 5, sm to kolby 15 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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