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Bittersweet news
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So I was talking to DDs teacher today and she told me in September they're going to start mainstreaming dd to a "regular" classroom. She's going to start off at 30 minutes a day that they'll gradually increase with time if she does well with the intention that she'll be there full time the last year before kindie. Excited and terrified all at the same time.
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Re: Bittersweet news
My fear is she's going to do awesome. Lol. She's a happy kid, really well behaved and easygoing so she flies under the radar easily. Currently she's getting some pretty intensive supports around speech with a therapist being in her room five hours a week but that goes away when she mainstreams. I'm not sure her social skills have improved so much that she will learn through watching typical peers.
Yes, she's currently in an autism classroom.
Yeah, she will get pull out speech. She doesn't get pulled out for anything else as her motor/adaptive skills are surprisingly an area of strength. I'm not sure how much one on one social support she would get--great question to ask. We do a social skills class privately as well.
Nope, it's just moving her to a different classroom in the same building.
We live in the northeast where there seems to be a huge push for schooling younger. Also our district is in a nicer area where schools aren't really struggling for money. It's lottery so not every kid is guaranteed a spot though and you do have to pay (though it's like $150 a month so literally half the cost of private').