Comments on: We toured some classrooms today! http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-toured-some-classrooms-today/ 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-toured-some-classrooms-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Jennifer Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:57:45 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=274#comment-2200 We don't have any preschool programs that are exclusively for special ed. Although it is considered a developmental preschool, and it's in the school, they open it up to "average" peers as well so that the children with special needs have role models to emulate. At least that's the way it was just a couple of years ago. I'll be finding out in February if that's changed or not. Don't back down; he's too young to be completely separated from the mainstream. We don’t have any preschool programs that are exclusively for special ed. Although it is considered a developmental preschool, and it’s in the school, they open it up to “average” peers as well so that the children with special needs have role models to emulate. At least that’s the way it was just a couple of years ago. I’ll be finding out in February if that’s changed or not. Don’t back down; he’s too young to be completely separated from the mainstream.

]]> By: Umma http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-toured-some-classrooms-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2193 Umma Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:28:58 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=274#comment-2193 I think at the 3rd grade level this very well might be an ideal solution. But he's still in preschool, he can paint, sign along to songs, glue buttons on paper and play with toys, etc. which is a very large part of what they do. This could be the only time in his life when he's capable of actually doing what all the other kids in the class are doing (with proper supports) though I'm not entirely ready to buy into that b/c I do not want to limit him yet :) As he gets older he will fall more behind and then I think it will be very appropriate for him to be in a less inclusive setting. I think at the 3rd grade level this very well might be an ideal solution. But he’s still in preschool, he can paint, sign along to songs, glue buttons on paper and play with toys, etc. which is a very large part of what they do.

This could be the only time in his life when he’s capable of actually doing what all the other kids in the class are doing (with proper supports) though I’m not entirely ready to buy into that b/c I do not want to limit him yet :)

As he gets older he will fall more behind and then I think it will be very appropriate for him to be in a less inclusive setting.

]]> By: X-Dad http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-toured-some-classrooms-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2190 X-Dad Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:30:29 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=274#comment-2190 The classroom situation you describe is exactly the one now enjoyed by my 8-year-old son -- essentially a separate classroom with just three other kids, but he mixes in with mainstream classes here and there throughout the week. We consider this to be more or less ideal. We don't see the point of him joining a real third-grade classroom when he can't add 0+1. Now, every Fragile X kid is different so what's right for us may not be right for you, but I think I'm missing out on what is so wrong about this. The classroom situation you describe is exactly the one now enjoyed by my 8-year-old son — essentially a separate classroom with just three other kids, but he mixes in with mainstream classes here and there throughout the week.

We consider this to be more or less ideal. We don’t see the point of him joining a real third-grade classroom when he can’t add 0+1. Now, every Fragile X kid is different so what’s right for us may not be right for you, but I think I’m missing out on what is so wrong about this.

]]> By: FXSmom http://www.basicallyfx.com/school/we-toured-some-classrooms-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 FXSmom Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:41:26 +0000 http://www.basicallyfx.com/?p=274#comment-2187 trust is a hard thing to have when it come to our special little ones. Shoot...parents of "normal" kids have trust issues. It'll be okay. Trust your gut and you should be fine :) trust is a hard thing to have when it come to our special little ones. Shoot…parents of “normal” kids have trust issues. It’ll be okay. Trust your gut and you should be fine :)

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