Lifeskills

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Does anyone know what the curriculum is for a life

skills class? The teacher at my son's pre-K is now

recommending a life skills class. It is my

understanding that this is for kids who are

moderate-to-severe.

My son who is 4.5 is pretty self-sufficient when it

comes to drinking water, eating his food, going to the

bathroom (he still asks us to wipe him), he is very

friendly and knows all his alphabet. His language is

still behind but he pretty much asks for anything he

needs (in sentences and not just words), he knows his

numbers and is fairly intelligent. He has no

aggressive behavior, no rituals or routines or

obsessions. Just delayed cognivitely and in terms of

language.

We were under the impression that he was doing fairly

well in school until his pre-K/special education

teacher came out with this stunning verdict.

The problem is that I know that he is fairly smart and

although he has delayed language I still want him to

stay on the academic track.

We are thinking of not accepting their recommendation

for the life skills class and asking for a regular

pre-K and/or kindergarten with an aide.

First of all, do we have the right to ask the school

district to provide us with an aide (doesn't have to

be full time)?

Secondly, if they do not agree what legal recourse do

we have to make it happen?

We live in Dallas, Texas by the way.

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