tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post2933427154302976897..comments2023-05-13T08:54:22.864-06:00Comments on Adventures in Raising a Disabled Child: Educational OptionsNatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17394193811848413412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-7660874296655033392006-10-05T19:24:00.000-06:002006-10-05T19:24:00.000-06:00Hi Teresa!
Thanks for dropping by! It sounds l...Hi Teresa! <br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! It sounds like Petal is a very smart little girl. She knows quite a few signs. I hope her vocabulary turns into spoken tons of spoken words after her operation. Please let me know how everything goes.<br /><br />N8Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394193811848413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-27849221666550057512006-10-05T17:42:00.000-06:002006-10-05T17:42:00.000-06:00hi nate - I accessed your link off of the 1p36 yah...hi nate - I accessed your link off of the 1p36 yahoo group - i'm very impressed by your technological capabilities! our daughter Petal is very close in age to your Whitney - she turned 3 on June 27th and started pre-school in september. we too have purchased all of the signing time dvd's and it's amazing how much petal's 1.5 year old brother has learned from them! Petal signs about 60 words but her speech therapist thinks we should focus on the speaking rather than the signing ... Petal has a sub-mucus cleft that we are hoping to fix during her tonsilectomy in November ... anyway just wanted to introduce myself ... theresa, mom to petal 39 mos (we're in california)theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10875372978073605245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-78280026885505397062006-10-02T19:47:00.000-06:002006-10-02T19:47:00.000-06:00You bet. I'll be happy to share what we've learne...You bet. I'll be happy to share what we've learned. It's going to be good to get some more help getting this little girl moving toward her goals. So far my wife reports things looked good at the elementary school where they hold the special needs preschool. There were about eight kids and three teachers. A few of the kids in the class don't have disabilities so they can peer model for the ones with special needs. My wife was impressed and my daughter even has a friend from a previous Kindermusik class.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394193811848413412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14286916.post-45178486986585925362006-10-02T15:58:00.000-06:002006-10-02T15:58:00.000-06:00Its certainly an odd feeling, the first time one o...Its certainly an odd feeling, the first time one of your children is ready to start school!<br /><br />Wow! What a predicament (sp?)!<br /><br />On the one hand, I could see the need for 8 hours a week at the Deaf/Blind school, as the exposure she would have been getting at home in English will need to be made up for with Sign Language.<br /><br />But, on the other hand, she's 3! <br /><br />And, having the closer program, with the more 'rounded' program will be nice, as well! So nothing falls through the cracks!<br /><br />Oh, I so don't envy you! (We will be in your shoes in about 6 months, when EK is 2 1/2 years old... )<br /><br />I would love to hear your wife's (and LO's) observations from the different programs! (Always trying to keep my eyes open for whats available out there!)<br /><br />:)<br /><br /><a href="http://tulips.fluidnature.com/">bella</a>bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648691129113717331noreply@blogger.com