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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be aware that for a very young child, he is not limited to what helps him "access the curriculum" (the traditional IEP approach for school age children).  He can and should receive all sorts of supports to help him get ready for school.[/quote]

What were some of the ways in which your DC was helped in "getting ready for school?" This all seems so overwhelming - especially for me as a first time mom.[/quote]

Everything that the school system offers is geared towards making the child successful in school.  But success for a kindergartener is different than from a 3rd grader.  Early intervention for 3s and 4s are getting them ready for K.  So beyond academic disabilities, speech, And OT, they help the children " get ready for school". What does that mean?  Obviously different things for different kids, but it's things like:

-- knowing how to manage the lunchroom
--knowing how to pull up your pants and wash hands after the bathroom
--knowing how to put on your coat
---learning to listen with few verbal prompts
--- knowing how to interrupt the class properly ( hand raising)
--- knowing how to walk in line

I'm sure other people have other experiences they can contribute.[/quote]

Knowing how to tie your shoes
Knowing how to properly behave on the bus
Knowing how to feed yourself neatly
Knowing how to greet people 
Knowing how to say please and thank you
Entering classroom, going to cubby, taking off backpack and hanging up coat
Doing criss-cross applesauce or sitting on the carpet quietly for story time
Doing clean up of the classroom cooperatively

In other words, little life skills that kids need for kindergarten.  Now, a really good PEP or other teacher/program/environment naturally incorporates these things and brings the kids along and they don't necessarily have to be in the IEP as goals.  But if you find they are not, you should feel free to write them in.  And don't take the notion that they are not "educational" as a response.[/quote]

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