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Friday, 13 November 2009

Dealing with Speech issues and IEP

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My son C is in Kindergarten. I received a call earlier this week about concern about him having speech problems. I had never really thought about it. I can understand him. When I sat and thought about it though I realized, yes, he does have speech issues. There are a lot of people who can not understand him. I asked him if his teacher always understands him. He said no. I asked him what happens then. He said he says it again :)

He is soo cute. I really don't mind letting them test him for speech issues and getting the help so that he can be understood easier. The papers came to fill out to let them test him.

It came with a huge thing about parents rights and rights when it comes to IEP's. (IEP=Individualized Education Program) and also all about IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). Talk about a lot to read.

At first I was like why all this stuff. C isn't disabled. He has educational issues but I was thinking why C? I was even thinking that when I started writing this. Then it hit me! Not being able to be understood by your teachers and peers is a big disability. Yes, he maybe able to walk. He may be able to hear. But many many people can't understand him. That is a major disability. Hopefully this disability will be able to be fixed (Most speech issues can be) and he will be able to go and make more friends (something that is hard to do when many people can't understand what you are saying) and do the things that he wants to do.

What do you think of when you hear disability? Have you or your child experienced speech problems?
Trusting People With Our Children -What Do We Do When They Fail Us?

I was reading a story about 6-year old autistic child who was never dropped off by his bus driver. The child had fallen asleep during the bus ride and was left in his Schultz Transportation bus in a depot lot all alone a few miles from her house.
The bus driver has been fired for the incident. Here is the article.

As a father of three school age children I have a little peace of mind because if one of my children would not get off the bus or one of them was asleep, the others would make sure that the child would get off. But my thoughts go to what would happen if I only had one child. Then how would I feel? More Here...
My Children Are My Teachers
A Day in Rhonda's Life
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These are the things I have learned from my kids:
1. Livvy's squeaky little voice is probably enough to make other people's ears bleed, but to me it fills my heart and and rocks my world!
2. No matter how hard I try to parent my kids and guide them, all they are learning from me is what they do not want to become.
3. It hurts to hear my five year old yell out "I hate you!", but it is even harder to hear her say "You don't even love me." More Here...
A Fun Snack For Thanksgiving - Turkey Cookie Tutorial
Guest Post by A little Tipsy
This has been a family Thanksgiving tradition of mine for a long time. These turkey cookies are really fun to make and the little ones love to help! They only take a few minutes to make, but have a BIG wow factor! Let's get going with the Thanksgiving Turkey Cookie Tutorial!
Ingredients needed for Turkeys:
Ginger snaps
Chocolate Frosting
Candy Corns (get them soon, they are hard to find closer to Thanksgiving!)
Hershey Kisses (I used the almond ones just because I like them better)
Chocolate Chips
Red Hots More Here...
What Are Your Disney Favorites?

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I was introduced to the magical world of Walt Disney as a young child. I would devour all the Disney tales in whatever form I could get them. I loved the books and the movies, the clothes and the games, anything associated with Disney was always a big hit in out house. Growing up in a family of girls, be it my sister or my cousins we always had princess parties dressing up and enacting the movies. Our favorite was Cinderella, and even as little girls we dreamed about the charming prince that would sweep us off our feet and carry us away on his horse. We hated the wicked stepmother in Snow White with a vengeance and cried for the plight of Rapunzel. More Here...