Comments on: We have a classroom *happy dance* http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-have-a-classroom-happy-dance/ Living with Fragile X Syndrome Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:29:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jennifer http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-have-a-classroom-happy-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-2235 Jennifer Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:40:10 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=275#comment-2235 Yay! What a relief for you! Yay! What a relief for you!

]]> By: Umma http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-have-a-classroom-happy-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-2224 Umma Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:28:47 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=275#comment-2224 It is a public school and this is a brand new classroom. They've added three new styles of classrooms in the last year which I find very impressive. They've added "transitionary" classrooms which are for 3 year olds who are moving into the system and who aren't quite ready for an integrated placement but the stated goal is that they move eventually to an integrated setting (mixed results on this but it is the stated goal.) They've added "PDD/Autism" specific classrooms which utilize a lot of ABA techniques and are "total communication." And this year they've added this classroom which is an integrated class but it runs on a substantially separate schedule. Which means 29 hours/week instead of 24; 11 months/year instead of 9. Oh, and a lower student-teacher ratio which, come on, EVERY student could benefit from! If this is as successful as it seems like it could be I would think this would be the model moving forward for integrated classes. It's really quite impressive. It is a public school and this is a brand new classroom. They’ve added three new styles of classrooms in the last year which I find very impressive.

They’ve added “transitionary” classrooms which are for 3 year olds who are moving into the system and who aren’t quite ready for an integrated placement but the stated goal is that they move eventually to an integrated setting (mixed results on this but it is the stated goal.)

They’ve added “PDD/Autism” specific classrooms which utilize a lot of ABA techniques and are “total communication.”

And this year they’ve added this classroom which is an integrated class but it runs on a substantially separate schedule. Which means 29 hours/week instead of 24; 11 months/year instead of 9. Oh, and a lower student-teacher ratio which, come on, EVERY student could benefit from!

If this is as successful as it seems like it could be I would think this would be the model moving forward for integrated classes. It’s really quite impressive.

]]> By: fragilemom http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-have-a-classroom-happy-dance/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 fragilemom Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:57:00 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=275#comment-2222 Wow! That is such GREAT news! Please keep us updated on it. Is this a public school? If so, I'd like to bring this up to Jim. I don't recall his school having any options like this, but it sounds like it needs one! Please let me know if it's public. Email me at codds4@sbcglobal.net when you get a chance. So glad there's been a step forward! Wow! That is such GREAT news! Please keep us updated on it. Is this a public school? If so, I’d like to bring this up to Jim. I don’t recall his school having any options like this, but it sounds like it needs one! Please let me know if it’s public. Email me at codds4@sbcglobal.net when you get a chance. So glad there’s been a step forward!

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