ARD Meeting coming up and need some ideas!!

April 13, 2009

On the 30 of this month, we are scheduled for an ARD meeting for my 3 yr olds

annual meeting. His teacher wants me to bring some ideas for goals that we can

get him to try to accomplish. But I am not sure what she means EXACTLY! Do I

go in there and say I want my son to be able to read by the end of next year?

Do I say we need to find the exact science of keeping his fits under control?

Do I just say he needs to know how to color within the lines? Or, how about

getting him used to other colors and other objects than those that he already

has such a connection with?

I know he has made so much progress this year. His speech has improved

tremendously. His behavior still has some ironing out to be done. He is

extrememly intelligent-borderline genious. (That's not just a mother talking.)

He just can't verbalize what he wants to. His tantrums due to his lack of

communication has tuned down a bit. But he still has tantrums like you can't

believe.

He is in a PPCD class all day now. Next fall, he will go to Pre-K half a day

and PPCD half a day. Both are at the same school. At 3 years old, he rides the

bus to and from school like a big kid. My 9 year old rides with him. But the

bus has boosted his esteem in a big way. His confidence has shot through the

roof this year. I want him to continue to progress. So what are some realistic

goals for him?

( By the way, he already knows all of his lettersby sight and can write them,

numbers 1-10, shapes and colors. He does puzzles fast and way above his age

level. He also signs alot. He can read my family's names. I think that is

really impressive for a 3 year old.)

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