Comments on: Summer session or no summer session. http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/summer-session-or-no-summer-session/ Living with Fragile X Syndrome Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:29:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Umma http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/summer-session-or-no-summer-session/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Umma Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:42:21 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=178#comment-349 Here the extended year class is a substantially separate class room, they meet 11 months/year. There are no typically developing peer models in that class, we didn't even consider that option. The only inclusive classrooms in our school district meet during the regular ed school year. The summer session will only be children on IEPs. It's not ideal, I do wish they had year round inclusive classrooms but they don't. The summer session is a much less formal class that basically centers on the kids getting their ST, OT and PT in small groups. Monkey has been in morning classes all along, our schedule was determined by the class they picked for him. We weren't given an option, lol. He has had a couple really tough days b/c of lack of sleep but we warn them and they just have to deal :-) Here the extended year class is a substantially separate class room, they meet 11 months/year. There are no typically developing peer models in that class, we didn’t even consider that option. The only inclusive classrooms in our school district meet during the regular ed school year.

The summer session will only be children on IEPs. It’s not ideal, I do wish they had year round inclusive classrooms but they don’t. The summer session is a much less formal class that basically centers on the kids getting their ST, OT and PT in small groups.

Monkey has been in morning classes all along, our schedule was determined by the class they picked for him. We weren’t given an option, lol. He has had a couple really tough days b/c of lack of sleep but we warn them and they just have to deal :-)

]]> By: Fragilemom http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/summer-session-or-no-summer-session/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Fragilemom Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:17:21 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=178#comment-347 I'm assuming your summer session is the same as our extended year. We too decided against it last year, but didn't hesitate to do it this year. Ian will start in a week. We wanted it for several reasons. One of them is that he will be in the AM class in PPCD in the fall instead of the PM class that he's been in for 2 years. We've never been brave enough to attempt AM's since his nights can be so sporatic. But the AM class has kids more his age instead of younger. So, since we got him in the AM extended year, it will hopefully help him transition to the AM clas in the fall. I’m assuming your summer session is the same as our extended year. We too decided against it last year, but didn’t hesitate to do it this year. Ian will start in a week. We wanted it for several reasons. One of them is that he will be in the AM class in PPCD in the fall instead of the PM class that he’s been in for 2 years. We’ve never been brave enough to attempt AM’s since his nights can be so sporatic. But the AM class has kids more his age instead of younger. So, since we got him in the AM extended year, it will hopefully help him transition to the AM clas in the fall.

]]> By: Erika http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/summer-session-or-no-summer-session/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Erika Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:07:33 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=178#comment-345 Hmmmm. At first I was like you -- NO WAY! But now it sounds like a good idea. I love that our preschool is year round. The notion of having to come up with a new plan for summer gives me the heebie jeebies. Hmmmm. At first I was like you — NO WAY! But now it sounds like a good idea. I love that our preschool is year round. The notion of having to come up with a new plan for summer gives me the heebie jeebies.

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