thank you to all of you who have responded to my many questions. I feel like I am in denial with my daughter having a learning disability. Maybe it is because I already have a son who is severely handicapped and one is enough. I know that we are coming to the end of the school year and we are going to have to make some decisions. I just don’t want to move too quickly if the CAPD isn’t that bad. The report they sent me on the audiology portion said “significant” so I guess I should just accept it.
I am considering a Montessori school for her next year which would mean a new school for her, again. Her teacher mentioned placing her in a Resource room for second grade and we aren’t in favor of that at all. Any opinions.
PS Our district has two public Montessori schools but the students are put on a waiting list and then randomly chosen. Does anyone know if I would be able to request that she be there if it would be beneficial to her education? I don’t know if that would fall under the child’s “right to be in their least restrictive environment.”
Lori
Re: In denial
Osinki, my experience with Montessori runs counter to what you’ve stated. In fact, I’d say that Montessori classes that are properly run are the very best situation for someone with language difficulties. I say this as a parent of a child with language processing issues and as a Montessorian myself.
It’s not a panacea though. The child will still need to work one-on-one with a tutor. But as far as being in a classroom, a Montessori class is a wonderful place for kids with language processing difficulties.
The same could be said
of a Waldorf school.
Waldorf and Montessori are worlds apart but — if you remove the necessity for one-on-one tutoring — both have the potential of offering good classroom experiences for children with language processing difficulties.
Mary
Montessori schools are not conducive to the kind of remedial therapy programs needed for language kids. You’re right to not rush into anything. I’ll write more later.