Re: Need some information please...

[Guest guest]

Do you have an Intermediate Unit in NJ.

They will get you started.

If not, Call the Easter Seal Society if you have one.

Ours has their own school program that Ronal attends

[Guest guest]

Our school district in San , California is also like that. The

class was from 11:30-2:40, my daughters nap time. I put up with it

for about 3 months when she was 3. She had very bad temper tantrums

every day because she missed her nap. If she fell asleep afterward,

she would be up late at night. I finally pulled her out after a bad

temper tantrum and she fell asleep in her chair at the school.

I put her in a regular morning program private preschool. I then

did private speech and OT. Now, we are getting the school district

to do just the speech and OT.

Good luck.

> I joined this list-serv awhile back and although I do

> not post I enjoy all the informative information I

> gather here. I am now in some need of some information

> and hope someone out there can help. I recently began

> " transition " from EI to the school system here in NJ.

> I was " blown away " to learn that my school systems'

> preschool handicap program for the 3 y/o's meet daily

> from 12:45 to 2:45. Polling numerous daycare centers

> in my area I found that this is always nap/rest time.

> I know putting my son on the bus at noon that he will

> be asleep by the time he reaches school. I feel that

> the time they are setting school for this age group is

> not optimal learning time and that he will not get the

> full benefit of school program...has anyone had this

> problem? Does anyone have information that could help

> me get a change for my sons' schedule? The other

> elementary school in my district has it's preschool

> program in the mornings and I would like to see him in

> that program but feel I need some " scientific " backup

> to support my wishes. Any help would be greatly

> appreciated. Thanks, Kate (mother of Will, verbal apraxia)

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

hi kate...if your district is transitioning your son

into a preschool disabled program it should state

clearly in the IEP about a full day or half day

program..i live in jersey city and they have full day

programs, but it is a state law that classes with

children under 5 must nap ( that's what i was

told)...perhaps a public school setting has full day

rather than choosing times in a daycare setting ...if

you can't find a program that you like, maybe you have

to go out of district...it doesn't make sense that a

half day program still requires the kids to

nap...they'd be missing out on the whole

purpose...hope this little bit helps...good

luck...JoAnn

--- Otto <perkotto@...> wrote:

> I joined this list-serv awhile back and although I

> do

> not post I enjoy all the informative information I

> gather here. I am now in some need of some

> information

> and hope someone out there can help. I recently

> began

> " transition " from EI to the school system here in

> NJ.

> I was " blown away " to learn that my school systems'

> preschool handicap program for the 3 y/o's meet

> daily

> from 12:45 to 2:45. Polling numerous daycare centers

> in my area I found that this is always nap/rest

> time.

> I know putting my son on the bus at noon that he

> will

> be asleep by the time he reaches school. I feel that

> the time they are setting school for this age group

> is

> not optimal learning time and that he will not get

> the

> full benefit of school program...has anyone had this

> problem? Does anyone have information that could

> help

> me get a change for my sons' schedule? The other

> elementary school in my district has it's preschool

> program in the mornings and I would like to see him

> in

> that program but feel I need some " scientific "

> backup

> to support my wishes. Any help would be greatly

> appreciated. Thanks, Kate (mother of Will, verbal

> apraxia)

[Guest guest]

Kate,

Not sure if my experience will help you or not but, my daughter suffers from a

sleep disorder among the dyspraxia issues. One year her EI only had class

offered during a time that conflicted with her VERY STRICT sleep regimen. At an

IFSP I brought that up and explained the situation. The I in IFSP means

" individualized " . So the program in my opinion needed to do that. I guess that

worked in my case because suddenly they offered her another placement at a

different EI site but it met at a much nicer time. It worked out well in our

case. I'm sure someone on this list has better info for you but I'd fight that

tooth and nail. Your child isn't supposed to fit into a notch in their already

set-up system. That isn't individualized and doesn't meet his NEEDS. Needs is

the key. If it is just inconvenient then they don't have to accommodate.

Tammy S in Oregon

[ ] Need some information please...

I joined this list-serv awhile back and although I do

not post I enjoy all the informative information I

gather here. I am now in some need of some information

and hope someone out there can help. I recently began

" transition " from EI to the school system here in NJ.

I was " blown away " to learn that my school systems'

preschool handicap program for the 3 y/o's meet daily

from 12:45 to 2:45. Polling numerous daycare centers

in my area I found that this is always nap/rest time.

I know putting my son on the bus at noon that he will

be asleep by the time he reaches school. I feel that

the time they are setting school for this age group is

not optimal learning time and that he will not get the

full benefit of school program...has anyone had this

problem? Does anyone have information that could help

me get a change for my sons' schedule? The other

elementary school in my district has it's preschool

program in the mornings and I would like to see him in

that program but feel I need some " scientific " backup

to support my wishes. Any help would be greatly

appreciated. Thanks, Kate (mother of Will, verbal apraxia)

[Guest guest]

Kate,

Have you checked to see if there is a morning session? Most programs have 2

sessions. E-mail me privatly as I live in NJ, also.

Ilene, Toms River, NJ