admin | April 22, 2009
So… I finally got that observation at Lyra’s preschool…just 4 days before she was scheduled to begin her evaluation period. The afternoon preschool class goes from 12:30PM to 3:30PM and I stayed and observed for most of that time. I think it went well overall. Lyra’s teachers have been really nice and very open and [...]
admin | April 15, 2009
This is the written report of Lyra’s Orientation and Mobility Assessment completed on March 11th. lyra-om-re-eval-share
admin | April 3, 2009
Below is a link to a copy of the written report from Lyra’s latest Functional Vision Assessment. We really got a lot of useful information from this assessment. It was very thorough. I will write about this in more detail when I have a bit more time, but I wanted to go ahead and at [...]
admin | March 2, 2009
I’ve mentioned a lot of different types of assessments in my last few posts. Knowing what they are and how they differ can be really confusing. Also, I tend to use the words “evaluation” “assessment” and “examination” interchangeably, which probably adds to the confusion. Here are some links to information that define them and provide [...]
admin | February 24, 2009
In my last post about Lyra’s IFSP-IEP transition, I said I would post the answers to my questions, in my next post. I apologize for keeping you all waiting for so long. I had intended to write that post before Lyra’s transition meeting on February 6th. We have already had that meeting, so I have [...]
admin | January 9, 2009
Continuing from Part 1 of my post… Prior to our pre-”transition meeting” meeting last month, I knew very little about the districts preschool program. Initially, we encountered a bit of resistance because the districts administrators insisted that we couldn’t schedule a meeting until 60 days before Lyra’s 3rd birthday. However, I knew that was not [...]
admin | January 2, 2009
Anyone who has a child currently receiving Early Intervention services that will be turning 3 in less than 6 months, should start asking questions and getting information about the transition process, NOW. By transition, I mean the process by which a child who has an IFSP and is receiving services through an Infant-Toddler program (IDEA-Part [...]
admin | October 15, 2008
Normally Lyra’s TVI and OT come separately. Lately they have been coming for visits together to try and work with Lyra outside where she is less familiar with the environment. However, the last two Tuesday’s when they have come, it has been raining outside. So, here is a video of their latest visit.
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