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wamegomom
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 4:50pm | IP Logged Quote wamegomom
Yikes! We got a letter on Friday from Social Security asking us when our dd Jane will graduate from high school. Jane is 17, has cerebral palsy and is also developmentally disabled. Has anyone on this forum put together a high school program for a dev. disabled child?

We adopted Jane when she was 8 1/2 from China. She had been cared for lovingly by missionaries, but had no education at all. She could not even name colors or shapes in Chinese or count at all. She spent the first year home learning English and American Family 101. Then we began at a pre-K level. It took a couple of years to move past "the fat cat sat on the mat" level. We discovered she had severe nystagmus, which didn't help the reading. Through sheer determination, she can now read at about a 5/6 grade level. She is the most diligent worker, but is currently stumped at dividing fractions, and we're thinking we should just switch to a consumer math type program. Her faith life is inspiringly strong, so that's not a concern.

I had to put on the SS form that she will graduate h.s. in May of 2013. But how do I put together a curriculum for her? We had her tested for I.Q. and she tested startlingly low. I'm not sure how accurate that is, though, because she can reason well in some areas (though she still struggles to make change!). She can tell you the motivation of characters in a novel, why they make the choices they did, etc, if it's read to her or she listens on audible. Long books are too hard to stick with due to nystagmus.

I'm not sure where to start. Jane was just steadily paddling along, and we don't have serious grade levels for the children. The social security people are kind of forcing the issue of graduation, though.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction?

Thanks,
Mary Alice in Kansas
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Posted: July 05 2010 at 6:24pm | IP Logged Quote Angi
Children with developmental disabilities do not leave high school until their are 21, so you have some time. What I would do is create an IEP based on life skills and track her progress. When she reaches 21 you can give her a certificate of completion.

If you need any help feel free to PM me. I have felt called to use my Master's in Spec Ed to help others.
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