Re: introduction....Bonnie

May 1, 2006

Hi there,

I think I missed welcoming you to our group, so welcome!

My daughter is 6 and has a moderate SNHL. Since begining school she

has always had speech services and a hearing intinerent. Since her hearing loss

wasn't discovered until she was 2 1/2, she had, at one time, a very large

language delay. When she began preshcool she attended a program that was

considered to be an inclusive classroom. However most of the children there

were there for speech issues and a few for OT/PT. There were also a few non-IEP

children that joined the class. was the only child with a hearing loss.

Although I was very worried that her speech models would be inappropriate, she

did quite well there. Part of that was due to her teachers being receptive to

working with and " her " issues. Although speech and language

issues were more delaied than some of her classmates, her cognative abilites far

surpased them. I would never had allowed her to be placed in a class where she

may have gotten bored.

Oh, and about social stuff. Now that is in first grade and she seems

to be behind socially. But I'll be honest, I'm not sure if it's her age or the

fact that we are in a different school than she previously attended. We never

really had an issue with social stuff before, but the dynamics change a lot

during these years. When she was younger, she played next to kids. Then in a

structered environment she played with kids (in class and on the playground).

Well now it seems that the kids make up games and such as they go along and I

know it is hard for to keep up with all of that.

As everyone else here has mentioned, it's probably best to visit the classroom

and get a feel for it. When we visited, was allowed to come with me and

we spent about 40 mintues there. We arrived in time for snack and free play and

stayed for one small lesson. You know your child best and what he needs. I

always tell mom's to listen to their " mommy gut " . You'll know if this will work

or if something just isn't right.

Debbie, mom to , 6, moderate SNHL and , 3, hearing

<snip>The school district is encouraging me to consider an integrated special

ed preschool for next year. The one I am looking at has non-IEP and IEP students

at about a 50-50 ratio. My concern is that they don't deal specifically with

kids with hearing loss.

Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were

and ask why not. G.B Shaw

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May 1, 2006