how do you approach this? It's early in my planning but I was thinking about this. My youngest is 4 years 1 month. He is neurologically like a 2 year old. When he reaches the age of compulsory education (6 here in FL) what to do?
Right now we use Kumon First Steps workbooks our therapist recommended. It's for ages 2 and up. He sometimes colors and cuts but he can only do the first few pages. (He only has 2 thumbs and 4 fingers and all are very short and weak). (The workbooks get harder as you progress.) (My oldest ds never liked to color much with crayons either. We use markers and fingerpaints sometimes but it's a fast proposition! He works fast, makes a huge mess, and moves on to something else! LOL!)
I assume whatever he does that is appropriate for him will suffice? Meaning he may just be mastering the 2 and up workbooks at age 6 and that's okay because it's "commensurate with his ability" as per my state's law.
With my other children they show an interest in learning something and I facilitate. If I buy something that is too easy for them they either ignore it or zoom through it!
I bought "Little Hands to Heaven" and some "Handwriting Without Tears" things, and Wee Sing Fingerplays but it is very obvious these things are well above his ability. Lately he doesn't even care for me to read to him. We are working on physical things like catching balls (think those colorful ones from the grocery store that are lightweight and a little smaller than a basketball as well as those koosh type balls with the rubbery hair on them).
I have to teach myself special education it seems. It's really personalizing his education since he's harder to figure out. He's very hard to understand as he has apraxia and dysarthria (motor planning disorder). He speaks in vowel sounds. He may have other issues that are just soming to light. (Other than his hands at birth we had no idea anything might be wrong as his was my shortest and most blissful natural birth.)
All thoughts appreciated!
Sincerely,
Debra, homeschooling mom of 4 ages 10 1/2 (AS), 9 1/2, 7 1/2, and 4 (Apraxia, Dysarthria, HFA)
Right now we use Kumon First Steps workbooks our therapist recommended. It's for ages 2 and up. He sometimes colors and cuts but he can only do the first few pages. (He only has 2 thumbs and 4 fingers and all are very short and weak). (The workbooks get harder as you progress.) (My oldest ds never liked to color much with crayons either. We use markers and fingerpaints sometimes but it's a fast proposition! He works fast, makes a huge mess, and moves on to something else! LOL!)
I assume whatever he does that is appropriate for him will suffice? Meaning he may just be mastering the 2 and up workbooks at age 6 and that's okay because it's "commensurate with his ability" as per my state's law.
With my other children they show an interest in learning something and I facilitate. If I buy something that is too easy for them they either ignore it or zoom through it!
I bought "Little Hands to Heaven" and some "Handwriting Without Tears" things, and Wee Sing Fingerplays but it is very obvious these things are well above his ability. Lately he doesn't even care for me to read to him. We are working on physical things like catching balls (think those colorful ones from the grocery store that are lightweight and a little smaller than a basketball as well as those koosh type balls with the rubbery hair on them).
I have to teach myself special education it seems. It's really personalizing his education since he's harder to figure out. He's very hard to understand as he has apraxia and dysarthria (motor planning disorder). He speaks in vowel sounds. He may have other issues that are just soming to light. (Other than his hands at birth we had no idea anything might be wrong as his was my shortest and most blissful natural birth.)
All thoughts appreciated!
Sincerely,
Debra, homeschooling mom of 4 ages 10 1/2 (AS), 9 1/2, 7 1/2, and 4 (Apraxia, Dysarthria, HFA)
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