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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher who taught ESY (elementary, autism, FCPS), it's tough to have it be worthwhile - I'd guess it's generally not unless the teachers or therapists are people who know your kid, either the regular providers or otherwise know them because they're in the same school.  It's what, 4 weeks, right?  It takes a few days, at least, to get the lay of the land, get kids settled etc.  So at most you have 3 weeks to "work" on things, and it's only half day.  It's a new mix of kids, so not infrequently there's some clash.  It's often assistants who've never worked with the teacher before.  There's not much advanced notice/info on kids.  But it's a bit like the beginning of the year - you can't hit the ground running, it takes a while to get things started, and at only 4 weeks, it's really not enough time to be useful.  It *may* be enough time to maintain skills, but I doubt that, when summer is 10 weeks long.  Kid's still have a good 4-5 weeks afterwards to lose it all.  And it's definitely one size fits all, which is maddening, and not in technical compliance with the law, but what is these days?  So even with the best of people and the best of intentions it's an uphill battle.  I don't know if that translates to other grades, though I imagine it's about the same for other disabilities in elementary, given the kids likely to receive ESY.  If you want some work on some skills to maybe maintain them, do it.  But I'd guess (or hope) your kid gets much more out of the camp you usually send him to in terms of forward movement.  That said, those camps are ridiculously expensive, and I've never been sure (as I contemplate sending my kid to one) if they're worth the money.  I guess it depends on the camp, how long it is, etc.[/quote]

This is OP.  Thanks for your post.  The camp my kid goes to is 4 weeks because I don't see how you do much in less than that yet I see so, so many camps for 1 week and they are so expensive too.  I don't see how you can accomplish much in a week, even if it has only a single focus.[/quote]

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