John Michael is attending two schools this year...
On Monday through Thursday, he attends the same inclusion preschool / Head Start program where he's been for the past 2 years already. It's a great Inclusion program where 15 are typically developing kids and 5 have special needs of some kind.
This is the school where he gets his speech therapy (25 min, 2x/wk) and adaptive PE (25 min, 2x/wk). It's where he learned to ride a trike, sit quietly at circle time, be a line leader, identify his written name, use the potty by himself, wash hands, eat a meal "family style" with other kids, clean his plate and push in his chair. He also learned to sing, count, cut with scissors, use glue sticks and play cooperatively with others.
It's been a great 2 years for him.
On Monday through Thursday, he attends the same inclusion preschool / Head Start program where he's been for the past 2 years already. It's a great Inclusion program where 15 are typically developing kids and 5 have special needs of some kind.
This is the school where he gets his speech therapy (25 min, 2x/wk) and adaptive PE (25 min, 2x/wk). It's where he learned to ride a trike, sit quietly at circle time, be a line leader, identify his written name, use the potty by himself, wash hands, eat a meal "family style" with other kids, clean his plate and push in his chair. He also learned to sing, count, cut with scissors, use glue sticks and play cooperatively with others.
It's been a great 2 years for him.
Beginning this school year, John Michael is now attending our older kids' Catholic school. He attends the transitional kindergarten classroom, unassisted currently. He goes to Mass and sits with his sister, Greta, and learns to be quiet and still. He gets to play with lots of kids in a great, loving environment (the principal was completely open arms and welcoming to us ever since John Michael was a baby!). He is doing well, aside from a couple running (eloping) incidents and pushing other kids. Luckily, the entire school KNOWS John Michael and think he's a little rockstar. At snack recess, Greta (2nd grade) usually comes out to find John Michael and plays with him for 10 minutes while their schedules overlap. I LOVE that she seeks him out!
First Day of School
John Michael's teacher at the Catholic school hands out Behavior Bucks for good behavior. You can see he's already earning a good number of them!! NOTHING makes me happier! Really!
She also assigns nightly homework (yes, in TK!) John Michael actually drew the lines from 1 to 2, 2 to 3, 3 to 4... you get the idea... and colored it in. I'm so proud of him!!
It really is true... our kids are more like others than different. So true!
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Way to go JM!! So proud of you!!
ReplyDeleteLaura Beth
Love this Monica!
ReplyDeleteSonja H
I love hearing about JM :)
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