Well...do I have some news.
First and foremost, Jack will officially be entering Kindergarten this fall. I am still nervous about the curriculum, but I'm feeling more comfortable about everything since we had the IEP re-evaluation.
I thought resource (special Ed class for learning) didn't start until 1st grade, but Jack will get to attend daily. This means that he will spend half of his time with his peers in Kindergarten and half of his time in resource working on therapies and curriculum. The work and test taking skills will be adapted to Jack's needs. Verbal answers instead of writing. Board books instead of paper books (I'm worried he'll tear the pages). Touch answers instead of writing (he's still learning to hold a pencil and draw).
I've requested some sort of homework each night so we can work as much as possible on his emerging skills. He is already using a weighted pencil and stencil paper to work on line drawing. Apparently, he attempted to draw a circle when prompted. The straight line was slightly curved. The boy understands AB patterns! He has a special chair at school and can stand up from the chair and get into his walker all by himself! He can even maneuver the walker, finally. Did you know that he can spell his name with letter manipulatives? Wow!
According to all of the teachers: Jack knows a lot more than he's leading us to believe. His medical background is deceiving. The boy is bright and we just need to figure out how to get those smarts out!
He will attend summer school for 4 weeks over the summer. He'll receive therapy and more classroom instruction.
And here's the other news!
Our 5 year 4 month old boy lost his first tooth!
