I didn't get a chance to welcome you on the main page, so Welcome!! I know you'll love it here.
As for preschool, Sarah didn't get evaulated until right before she turned 3. They wanted her to wait until the following September before going into the classroom, but she would have been almost 3 1/2 and I didn't want to want that long. She started about a month before she turned 3. She is in a 2 1/2 hour program, 5 days a week. It's a self-contained classroom, with all other special needs kids. She doesn't have a 1-on-1 aid, but there are enough para-pros & student teachers to go around so everyone has someone with them. They rotate para-pros, too, so everyone gets a chance to work with every child individually. It's nice, because this preschool is on a college campus, so they get a lot of students who are working towards some sort of therapy degree or a special education degree who come in & help out.
Sarah LOVES the bus, and loves school in general. She's Miss social butterfly. :D She didn't start taking the bus until this year. It scared me a bit, too, but the bus comes right up to our house; there are only 3 kids on the bus, and there's always at least 1 aid along with the bus driver. They each have their own special bus car seat with a 5 point harness.
She still gets PT, OT, & ST. My plan is to have her be in this classroom for another year and see how she's doing. We might keep her out of K until she's 6, but we'll see how she does. I don't want to assume she'll be ready & I don't want to assume she won't be when she's 5. If she does need another year, I'm thinking of putting her into a typical Kindergarden readiness preschool that the college offers.
I hope this helps a bit. Again, welcome! :P
Amanda
Wife to Jeff
Emma 12/10/99
Sarah 4/20/04
Katie 6/8/06
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