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[quote=Anonymous]We toured Sligo Creek but do not have a child there and we were very impressed with the program. They often combine grades at the lower levels but I think they had separate 4th and 5th grades as there are often more students they pick up as they get older. Most students stay in the program through the rest of elementary and continue to one of the Asperger's middle schools.
The teachers appeared to be excellent and they make an effort to go through the schedule every day and prompt for transitions. The instruction is very individualized. I saw that each child had different reminders and check lists on their desk and that the ratio of kids to adults was so low that an adult would spend a ton of 1:1 time with each child every day.
Most eat lunch together in a classroom instead of in the cafeteria but I heard there are kids that prefer socializing in the cafeteria so they go there for lunch. There is explicit social skills instruction and I heard social-type prompting by the teachers during other times.
It is difficult to conclude too much about the kids because we only observed for a short time but there seemed to be a lot of very bright, little professor types. All were well behaved when we were there but they mentioned they do have kids becoming upset due to becoming overwhelmed, sensory challenges, or other issues. I think the kids with severe behaviors go to the ED programs so this setting seemed really peaceful and a good place to learn.[/quote]

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