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<blockquote data-quote="Christy" data-source="post: 192775" data-attributes="member: 225"><p>Sorry you are having to make this decision. It is such a tough call. Do you have a say in choosing a new placement for your son. At the end of first grade, we (iep team) decided to place my son in a self-contained classroom for children with behavioral/emotional issues. It is a hard thing to do.</p><p></p><p>I hope everything goes as you'd like it to and the new placement is just what your son needs but I am going to offer a word of caution--once you have signed off on this, it's hard to go back to the mainstream classroom. </p><p></p><p>You mention that your child learns best in a one to one situation. Will he continue to have an aide in the new placement? Having a small class size with classroom aides does not offer the same level of support as a 1:1. Also consider that even if there are only a few kids in the classroom, these are all children with needs similar to your son's. </p><p></p><p>I am not tryng to discourage you but I felt the need to play devil's advocate. If we were given the chance for a do-over, we would not have consented to our son's placement as quickly as we did. It may have ended up happening down the road anyway, but in hind sight, I feel we jumped too fast because our difficult child's behviors were so extreme. Be sure to look into the new program thoroughly and ask to observe a class in progress if possible.</p><p></p><p>I wish you the very best!</p><p>Christy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christy, post: 192775, member: 225"] Sorry you are having to make this decision. It is such a tough call. Do you have a say in choosing a new placement for your son. At the end of first grade, we (iep team) decided to place my son in a self-contained classroom for children with behavioral/emotional issues. It is a hard thing to do. I hope everything goes as you'd like it to and the new placement is just what your son needs but I am going to offer a word of caution--once you have signed off on this, it's hard to go back to the mainstream classroom. You mention that your child learns best in a one to one situation. Will he continue to have an aide in the new placement? Having a small class size with classroom aides does not offer the same level of support as a 1:1. Also consider that even if there are only a few kids in the classroom, these are all children with needs similar to your son's. I am not tryng to discourage you but I felt the need to play devil's advocate. If we were given the chance for a do-over, we would not have consented to our son's placement as quickly as we did. It may have ended up happening down the road anyway, but in hind sight, I feel we jumped too fast because our difficult child's behviors were so extreme. Be sure to look into the new program thoroughly and ask to observe a class in progress if possible. I wish you the very best! Christy [/QUOTE]
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