Gordon.Mccraw@p0.f12.n233.z1.fidonet.org (Gordon Mccraw) (02/27/90)
Index Number: 6969
Will be waiting for your reply, Pat you are truly a wealth of
information! As for if Whitney UNDERSTANDS speech, it is below average.
We have tried phonics and the public school system in two different
states agreed that she is unable to grasp that concept. We are trying
the look-say method. She seems to do fairly well with memorization and
so this is the direction we have followed.
Thanks for the info on homeschooling material! I would never have
thought about that area of resource material. And interestingly enough I
wondered about Montessori schools. I was not aware that they would accept
mentally disabled children. Is there funding for private schools? We
are a military family with a very limited income. From what I understand
private schooling is very expensive, especially Montessori. We will
leave here in June after our 6 month stay. Two moves in one year (sigh)!
There are no private schools in our immediate area and hopefully the next
duty station will offer a better selection of options. I must say at
this point I'm very frustrated with the public school system both in my
daughters case and my ten year old sons. There has got to be something
more challenging and rewarding for them!!!
Again thanks for the information, you certainly have been a great deal
of help. Atleast I have some direction now. I'm trying to amass as much
information as possible before we leave here. This will be the first
summer that Whitney hasn't been in a summer school situation and I want
to take advantage of it and see what we can accomplish on our own. It
will be interesting! Looking forward to your next msg thanks for all the
trouble you have gone to, it is appreciated!!!
Heidi
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