Re: Homeschooling a child with special needs with a toddler interfering
My oldest with ADHD and dysgraphia went to public kindergarten, and was likewise overwhelmed. I can't say they did anything for her...in fact, it took until the summer between 1st and 2nd to even get an IEP. I asked for one in K, but the teacher mid-rated her on everything since she was inattentive rather than hyper (even though she was constantly yelling at her for being inattentive), and the guidance counselor had a bias against summer birthdays, and kindergartners don't write well as a group, so whatever screening they did...it did not involve the OT whose testing later showed her to have a motor-based component to her dysgraphia that was probably severe enough to have qualified in K if we'd only known...
So, all that to say, it's not your fault he's behind. K/1st is unrealistic. There is a very good chance that you will get more done 1-on-1 than the school will accomplish even though they are asking him for more...they won't actually help him produce more. That has been our experience at least.
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Homeschooling mama to five:
a young adult (graduated!), two high schoolers, a big kid, and a kindergartner
And yes, they've all aged overnight since the last time you read my out-of-date sigg.
Last edited by Quiteria; 09-06-2018 at 11:56 AM.
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