Q&A: preschool special education|Has anybody’s child made the transition from Early Intervention to Preschool Special Education?
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preschool special education–: Has anybody’s child made the transition from Early Intervention to Preschool Special Education?
My 2 year old’s service coordinator gave me some pamphlets about the Preschool Special Education Program. She said if he’s eligible, he’d make the switch the first day of the month he turns 3 (July). She said she wanted to give me the information on it now because it’s a lot to take in, so this will give me some time to look into it.
I have a feeling they think something is wrong with him. I’m not exactly sure what though. He does speech therapy (he says about 15 words, give or take a few) and they seemed worried about him not being able to follow two step commands. (Like: Go get your cup AND put it on the table, he needs one step at a time to be able to comprehend) Over the next 6 months a social worker is going to come in to the house 3 times to view how he acts. I don’t want something to be wrong with him. I thought he was just a little behind.
Anyways, any information anyone has about this program or what’s going on with my son will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Answer by avonmom
my son has a speech delay/disorder diagnosed at 27 months old. He got 2x weekly speech therapy and 1x monthly intervention specialist visits for 9 months ( until he turned 3). The day after his 3rd birthday he started special needs preschool. By the time he started school he was speaking in sentences, but articulation was a major problem.
In our district all special ed kids are offered busing—even if they live 2 blocks away from school. So my son was issued a special harness that makes the bus seat a 4-point seat ( both shoulders, both hips). The bus picks him up at the end of our driveway and takes him to school. The teacher or aide for the class literally meets him at the door of the bus and walks him to meet the other adult in the class. when all the kids are there, they walk as a group to the class. There are 8 special needs kids and 4 “typical” kids in the class. The teacher and aide are specially trained to deal with kids who have a variety of delays. My son had several kids with speech delays in his class, one girl with down syndrome, one girl with CP and deaf. They not only learned social skills, but it is totally * normal* for specialists to pull groups of kids to the side in the classroom for therapy ( speech circle, etc). I forgot to mention that each special ed kid has what is called an IEP or individual education plan. The IEP kind of lays out where the child is at and what the goals for the year are or what accommodations need to be taken. My younger son has goals just for articulation. My older son has an IEP b/c he is on the autism spectrum. His are about organization, behavior, etc. They are graduated goals with less adult supervision as the year goes on.
Answer by ♡ ту & яι’ѕ мαмα ♡
I can’t give you too much helpful info as i am going through the same thing at the moment but you know you can talk to me anytime 
The earlier the intervention, the more he’ll learn and catch up when it’s time to go to Kindergarden.
Answer by Vitamin Meppa is back babby
Awww Hun, nobody wants anything to be wrong with their babbies, but if there is a delay or deficit then the sooner he has the intervention the bigger chance of him catching up to his age group for milestones. We missed out on having to do speech therapy by a smidge and our son might still have to see a occupational therapist and a physio therapist due to a bad foot he has. My daughter has to go to workshops for her gross motor skills because her ball handling skills are way below for her age group.
My point is that most families have a child or children that need early intervention for what ever reason but it makes a huge difference to the quality of everybody’s lives. This is a good thing, try to look at it positively, your son, even if he is a little bit behind will have a fantastic chance of catching up to his peers.In reality this is no different to needing more help for reading and writing when some kids start school.
I bet your babby will kick butt and show them there isn’t any problem at all.
Answer by Moon
My son was in Early Steps since he was 12 months old. He has Autism and Epilepsy. He has had physical therapy, occupational therapy, behavioral therapy, and speech therapy. They used to come every week to my house. When he turned two years old, I too, began receiving the pamphlets for Head Start (a preschool program here).
He turned 3 years old in July. School doesn’t start here until August so he was without services for a few weeks. He was evaluated by the schools therapists and was enrolled in a special ed preschool. He started last week. HE LOVES IT!!!!! There are two teachers in his classroom and one teacher’s aid. There are 15 kids in his class (all with special needs) and 2 normal 4 year olds to serve as a role model.
We live a few blocks away from the school but a bus comes and picks him up at our house. The bus stops right in our driveway and an aid comes out and assists my son onto the bus. It is a full size bus (no short bus ) and they have car seats for the children. The bus is used only for 3 and 4 year olds so he doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb. The bus comes and drops him off in the afternoon right in our driveway. The aid helps him off the bus and hands me his backpack and lunchbox.
When I get inside the house, I immediately look in his backpack because the teacher always sends a note home on how well he did and what he did that day. Such as “He played with blocks and in the housekeeping section of the room. He was great at sharing today and awesome at cleanup time! He ate SOME of his lunch and he took a nap. He fell during art class and scraped his knee. We took him to the nurse and she washed it with soap and water and put a bandaid on it”. I look forward to the notes because I know he is having such a great time.
He will be going to a special preschool for two years and then reevaluated to see if he needs services for kindergarten or if he can attend a normal kindergarten class.
At first I really didn’t want my son to go to “special ed”. I didn’t want that stigmatism attached to him. But honestly, it IS the best place for him. He does not speak and he can’t comprehend what we say for the most part. They are working on potty training him for me. He gets help eating lunch because he can not open the little containers (such as yogurt or a sandwich). He has 2 therapists that come into the classroom and work with him. He wouldn’t get all that help if he was in a normal pre-k.
I took photos of his first day of school. Here he is when he spots the school bus. LOL! He was so excited!!!
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Answer by Jilibean5
Hmm..I have not gone through this Rose. But I think you are absolutely on the right track here, and a wonderful mom for pusuing this! Many simply stick their heads in the sand if a problem is suspected. But the earlier the better!! The earlier speech issues are caught and dealt with …all the more better for your kiddo. So you’re doing the right thing mama!
Many times these kinds of issues are something really simple! And the best thing you can do is make sure he gets the help he needs to overcome it.
Answer by *Autism’s Beautiful Face*
I think your from the USA .. But hun believe me you so lucky in having the head start on to things over there than we do over here in the UK, Thomas <<<< over there wasn't talking at aged three no speech couldn't follow simple commands and my doctor said he was 'The slow twin' it wasn't until i called my health visitor and said 'Please help me what is going on with Thomas' within a few days he was sent for an hearing test he was fine, then the health visitor said 'Autism' well that scared the life out of us and sure enough within a 6 week assessment Thomas was diagnosed with the severe end of autism, I think its great that you get things moving so fast at least to see what the problem is unlike here, from what you say about your son i have too say nothing ringing any alarm bells with me not at his age, he may be slightly delayed but your getting help NOW that's great !
Answer by MB princess of BM
well get him all the help they will provide and any that your own health insurance provides. good luck and let us know if you need any support.
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preschool special education–: How do you qualify for special education preschool?
My son is in Early Intervention. Our school district did their 20 minute test and determined he was not eligible for their free preschool for special education. They did, however, believe he needed to be tested further with their speech therapist and occupational therapist (which he did.) We also took him to Children’s Specialized Hospital and had him tested. He is not autistic but he was diagnosed with apraxia, dyspraxia and regulation disorder. They said they recommend a preschool, speech therapy and occupational therapy.
The school district says that the diagnoses alone don’t qualify him. They said it is determined by what percentage he is delayed in each area.
Is this true? Does our school district have rules they follow for their township or is it a county, state or federal law they have to follow? Where can I found out?
Also, where can I look online to see about qualifying for aid for NJ. (Not Social Security)
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Answer by Melissa
Each state has developed its own policy based on federal law. Here is NJ
http://www.edlawcenter.org/ELCPublic/StudentRights/SRPPublications/rights_spec_ed_gde.pdf
According to that, any child with a disability qualifies for services (which is how it is in most states) I would push for additional testing, and write a written letter disagreeing with the school’s findings and ask for outside testing to be considered. I had to do this for my son, who has dysarthria. Generally schools will say a child needs 20% delay in more than two areas, but this can be argued with.
Good luck. I have no idea about aid, but I’d start with DHS and see if they have a developmental delays board. They generally are in charge of funding for that.
Answer by l c
I found this link that talks about N.J. charter schools that specialize in special ed. I will say you are great with being pro active about this. I do not have kids of my own but I am very familiar with basically neurological disorders. The reason being is that I had something when I was a child I can’t remember the “technical” name but it was also called a speech and langauge disorder. I just read this article nttp://members.fortunecity.com/sian2/dyspraxia.index.html
and a lot of the issues that they talked about were a lot like what I went through. The main issue was not being able to understand simple instructions. For example: My mom would say “Can you go clean your room?” and I would throw a total fit because it was not that I did not want to clean my room but that I did not understand what she was saying and I did not know how to say “I do not understand” Now if she said to me “Can you go and pick up the toys in your room?” I understood it. This took a long time to figure out though and it was sooo frustrating as a child because it was like everyone was speaking a different langauge. If that make sense.
Aggg….sorry I went a little over board, but if this is what you are experiencing let me know and I can talk to you more about it and try and help. I think the main thing is that my mom would NOT give up and she was constantly in the public schools face about it.
my email is redstar750@yahoo.com
sorry if this is nothing like what you are experiencing I am just trying to help…
Answer by Nana
Generally schools look for a 40% delay in one area or a 20% delay in two areas. Developmental delay is the appropriate terminology. The link posted above was a good suggestion.
Make sure your district recognized developmental delays. I live in a county that recognizes this category but a neigboring county does not. Even if the developmental delay category is not recognized the gateway is not necessarily shut. Schools not recognizing that category still address concerns such as speech impairments, the categories are just labeled very specifically as a speech impairment or a language impairment versus developmental delay.
If your child does not qualify give consideration to asking if he could act as a peer model and still participate in the program. Some districts are willing to do this.
Also remember, educational certifications and medical diagnosis do not always correlate for procedural regulations.
Medical diagnosis are based on insurance reimbursement and educational certifications are based on educational law.
It occurs to me to consider Head Starts in your area as well.
Head Start is federally mandated. Check your phone book for listings.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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