Re: Will extra year of preschool affect his IEP goals and resources

[Guest guest]

HI

I held my son back last year in the pre-k program. It was the best thing that I

did! He is currently in an inclusion kindergarten class with an aide...and has

done great!

In order to hold him back, I had to have him classified as autistic...another

thing that we did was when the pre-k day ended (at 2 pm) we moved my son over to

the afternoon kindergarten class for the remainder of the school day with an

aide. It helped him tremendously with a larger group. He did amazingly well.

Good Luck.

Carla

From: krianim@...

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:08:12 +0000

Subject: Will extra year of preschool affect his IEP goals and

resources

Hello,

My son has turned 5 and is age eligible for Kindergarten coming fall. He is

currently in ECSE Autism class in Loudoun county. His teachers are considering

him for Kindergarten (either K2 autism or non-cat Kindergarten). However I would

like to give him one more year of preschool as I strongly feel that he is not

ready socially, emotionally and his language and communication need a lot of

improvement.

His teachers are in the process of developing an IEP for him right now. I

haven't mentioned to the school team about my intentions yet. My question is

that, if I mention to them about my views, prior to the development of IEP for

next year, will it affect his IEP goals and resource services for next year?

Any input in this regard is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Krishna

[Guest guest]

Krishna

My experience with IEP's is that it is a group effort, parent and teachers. The

teachers see things you may not and visa versa. But you may all share the same

goals like writing his name and getting dressed. I remember one for us was the

fire alarm, major issues with sounds. In his IEP, he would get pulled, warned,

talked to, so he would not flip out totally. It was wonderful. They are there

to help.

In early childhood one of our major goals was eating with silverware. At age 9,

we still battle it, fine gross motor skills. But things like OT will help,

brushing his teeth is another, tying his shoes.

IEP's change. He may make huge gains over the summer. You can call an IEP

meeting any time and revisit those goals. And if you you've never had a child

in school, it's hard. He may need like extra help at lunch time for instance.

You just need to work together as a team.

I guess I've been blessed with a lot of great people and it's been a positive

experience. Good luck.

Tammy

Will extra year of preschool affect his IEP goals and

resources

Hello,

My son has turned 5 and is age eligible for Kindergarten coming fall. He is

currently in ECSE Autism class in Loudoun county. His teachers are considering

him for Kindergarten (either K2 autism or non-cat Kindergarten). However I would

like to give him one more year of preschool as I strongly feel that he is not

ready socially, emotionally and his language and communication need a lot of

improvement.

His teachers are in the process of developing an IEP for him right now. I

haven't mentioned to the school team about my intentions yet. My question is

that, if I mention to them about my views, prior to the development of IEP for

next year, will it affect his IEP goals and resource services for next year?

Any input in this regard is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Krishna

[Guest guest]

That is the way it is supposed to be, but in reality it is not the case most of

the time. It seems the school has some other agenda that has little to do with

your child's needs. ESY is not provided for any children in our district

whatsoever. Against the law sure, but they don't seem to care.

-Undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome

Stay at home mom to 3, Wife to

-6-6-02-Autism Spectrum, the light of my life

Katy-11-19-03-undiagnosed genetic syndrome that includes cleft palate-Pierre

Robin Sequence, scoliosis, heart defects, short stature, low muscle tone,

developmental delay, oral defensiveness, g tube fed part time-working on oral

feeding, slightly dysmorphic features, and my joy

J.D-no issues except he is totally in love with mommy, cutest baby in the world

visit my blog http://busiestmommyinamerica.blogspot.com

" If you think my hands are full, you should see my heart! "

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From: Tammy Kuhn

Subject: Re: Will extra year of preschool affect his IEP goals and

resources

Krishna

My experience with IEP's is that it is a group effort, parent and teachers. The

teachers see things you may not and visa versa. But you may all share the same

goals like writing his name and getting dressed.