tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677547097077360835.post5601927685612102670..comments2022-06-14T04:38:05.239-07:00Comments on Elisabeth's Story: Searching For the X Factor Since 1994: Mainstreaming or Warehousing?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677547097077360835.post-37166081079046020242014-11-06T17:16:50.653-08:002014-11-06T17:16:50.653-08:00Thanks for sharing the results of your research wi...Thanks for sharing the results of your research with all of us. And thanks for adding this to DifferentDream.com's Tuesday link up.Jolene Philohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515210130084921762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677547097077360835.post-15704191670426248102014-11-04T11:26:22.294-08:002014-11-04T11:26:22.294-08:00I agree, Beth. Do what is best for the child. I am...I agree, Beth. Do what is best for the child. I am lucky that our school district has been so supportive and willing to understand the barriers our daughter encounters when trying to access her FAPE which accounts for her "sensory and therapy-based" IEP.<br /><br />It is difficult to hear families who cannot get their student's education plan to reflect the student true ability and sequential (or not) pattern of development.<br /><br />Kristi, I think it's important to have teachers who know how to teach to ASD. (Teachers who trust the parent's observation.) I know too many teachers personally who are overwhelmed in their classroom because they are teaching to the state exam and not the individual student's special ability. It's more true that teachers will not "interrupt that behavior" because they are without additional resources? (KWIM? Qualified teaching assistants and room aides?)<br />Elisabeth's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396910041102479131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677547097077360835.post-42747246469863641072014-11-04T09:04:04.011-08:002014-11-04T09:04:04.011-08:00My son is being mainstreamed with support for the ...My son is being mainstreamed with support for the first time this year in kindergarten. So far, I think (?) it's going well but I'm very eager to ask a million questions during our parent/teacher conference this afternoon. I do volunteer in his school when I can as well - mostly so that I can see first-hand what's going on in there. I do know that one thing that's not good is that unlike in his preschool autism classroom, the teachers often let him get away with rigid behavior, like making another student move so he can have "his spot" on the carpet. I want them to interrupt that behavior rather than reinforce it... Kristi Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08340629559188847788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3677547097077360835.post-33732224287444394872014-11-04T08:17:53.368-08:002014-11-04T08:17:53.368-08:00Oh this is such a huge issue...I feel like if I st...Oh this is such a huge issue...I feel like if I start, I will not be able to stop! It is so complex and issue...yet such a simple one. Just do what is right for the child! I am afraid that the majority o f school systems simply do not put the needs of their students receiving special education services first, or second...or even third. You are right that it should be an issue concerning and involving the entire community.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14335542187353472464noreply@blogger.com