Re: need advice for summer services

[Guest guest]

Hi Joann,

Yes what do we do in the summer when school is out? Well, you will find in this

group as I have found that there are alot of different activties you can do at

home to help your child.

One of them you can go to is www.speechteach.com or www.angelfire.com

These were helpful for me to look up and read. Hope it helps out some.

Good luck to you!

Del Monte Jo Ann <jaasdelmonte@...> wrote: hi all...my 3.4 old son with

verbal apraxia is doing

well in preschool with speech therapy 3 times

weekly...what a relief after such a battle and

fighting for what he needed with the IEP...he's only

been in school for 1 month but i am anticipating what

i need to do for the summer since his school is closed

for the summer months...my questions are ...what

responsibility ,if any ,does my child study team have

in providing speech?..do we need an extension in the

IEP??...should i ask for home speech or in another

setting?...or can they reimburse me for private

speech therapy?...i am afraid that my son will regress

without the services he needs ...thanks for all your

advice and input...regards joann( from new jersey)

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[Guest guest]

Joann -- I am also from NJ and we are beginning this discussion with

my district for this summer. This is what I have learned (and if I

am incorrect, other NJ parents will chime in).

Summer programs are know as " Extended School Year (ESY) " and they can

be part of the child's IEP. You can get information from NJ's spec

ed web site (sorry, I don't have a link). In our district (all NJ?)

the services 'year' goes from July through June and therefore ESY

services are actually the " beginning " of the services for a school

year. Our district insists that the primary criteria for approving

ESY is " recoupment " (regression more than the normal special ed

child). The NJ State site documents other criteria which can

(should?) be considered.

Start talking to your district NOW. Make sure that your IEP for next

year is done <before> June so you will have time to figure this out.

Margaret...'s Mom

[Guest guest]

Hi Joann, I asked my son's school this same question. They have an

extended summer program which does offer speech therapy and ot also. I

asked them if they offered speech during the times school was not in

session. The case worker did not know but is going to find out. I know

this doesn't help you at the moment but when I find out I will post the

answer I get. Just wanted to let you know someone else is checking into the

same thing. Tammy

>hi all...my 3.4 old son with verbal apraxia is doing

>well in preschool with speech therapy 3 times

>weekly...what a relief after such a battle and

>fighting for what he needed with the IEP...he's only

>been in school for 1 month but i am anticipating what

>i need to do for the summer since his school is closed

>for the summer months...my questions are ...what

>responsibility ,if any ,does my child study team have

>in providing speech?..do we need an extension in the

>IEP??...should i ask for home speech or in another

>setting?...or can they reimburse me for private

>speech therapy?...i am afraid that my son will regress

>without the services he needs ...thanks for all your

>advice and input...regards joann( from new jersey)

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[Guest guest]

Hi -

If you guys live in New Jersey, Montclair College has an intense speech

summer program to help kids with any speech program. Contact them early.

Call the English Department and they will refer you to the appropriate

person. Hope this helps, JOYA