Eve,
    Talk to the child's parents and study his school records, unless he has
been diagnosed as having mental retardation, there is no reason to have
lower
expectations for him than you have for his classmates! Learning disabilities
and physical impairments may influence how he learns, or demonstrates his
knowledge but should not limit what he learns.
Susan

----- Original Message -----
From: Eve <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: hello


> Joyce,
> Thank you so much for your reply.  I teach 6th grade in New Jersey, and
> there is an abundance of support form the district and the parents in
> setting up this program. What state are you in?
>  We will be using Write:Outloud, and Co Writer, along with IntelliKeys.
> Several of the teachers who will be working with my student were in a
> training session, and will continue to be trained with the technology
> throughout the year.  I have an open line of communication with the
parents,
> and they are extremely supportive of our program.   Some of my question is
> related to my expectations of this student, because it seems the more I
> convey that I expect, the more he pushes himself.  However, I want to be
> realistic while setting high expectations.  I also do not his aide to do
his
> work, and "enable" him.
> Thanks for any suggestions!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bruce notte <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:45 PM
> Subject: Re: hello
>
>
> > I would love to help you. My son has been using assistive technology
since
> he
> > was 18 months old and he is now 10 1/2 and in a regular 5th grade class.
> Can
> > you please tell me what grade you are teaching because the technology
> changes
> > as children grow. Also knowing what state you are in would be helpful in
> > referring you to local resources.
> >
> > You also might want to check with the parents. They could have a wealth
of
> > knowledge. I had to introduce my son's district to to the concept of
> > assistive technology. Of course that was 7 years ago and there was
> > significant resistance from our district at that time.
> >
> > Joyce, mother of Anthony
> >
> > Eve wrote:
> >
> > >     Hello all!
> > > I have just joined this list, as I am a mainstream classroom teacher =
> > > with two children with Cerebral Palsy in my classroom this year.  I am
=
> > > presently being trained in some assistive technology, and would
welcome
> =
> > > any suggestions!