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<blockquote data-quote="jal" data-source="post: 547339" data-attributes="member: 3477"><p>Welcome Socialwork2005, sorry you have to be here, but you've found a great place for support. My difficult child was placed in an alernative school in 1st grade. He is going back to mainstream this year for 5th grade. While at the moment, I can't say that it is successful because it hasn't happened completely yet, he did partial mainstreaming with his school district towards the end of year and did very well. Like you, going to an alt school was met with mixed emotions. We were originally devastated, yet he needed it and it helped. It took 4 years of hard work by him and staff to prepare him. His program was housed in a mainstram school, in its own wing. When time came for him in 3rd & 4th grade he participated in mainstream classes there. So he's had quite a bit of exposure to it, just not within his district. </p><p></p><p>First of all supports are very important. Both in the alt school and when mainstreaming. What supports is your child receiving @ the alt school? What behavioral model does the school work with (ie: Boys Town)? Does he have outside support, a therapist or counsoler that he sees? My son's school worked with the Boys Town model, he had individual and group therapy, received Occupational Therapist (OT) and speech support, therapeutic horseback riding, extended school year services.</p><p></p><p>difficult child will have supports in place with mainstream. He will have a para, time with-sped teacher (he has no Learning Disability (LD)'s, but sometimes group instruction can be hard, but he soaks up one on one), scheduled breaks, time with the social worker.</p><p></p><p>What also has helped this transition is we've always kept him involved with sports in district so he knows kids in his mainstream class and school.</p><p></p><p>So far I have to say the program was successful. Along with the program and some maturity we have seen very positive changes. When you say your school has little to no emotional support, is that in district or in the alt school, for you or for him?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jal, post: 547339, member: 3477"] Welcome Socialwork2005, sorry you have to be here, but you've found a great place for support. My difficult child was placed in an alernative school in 1st grade. He is going back to mainstream this year for 5th grade. While at the moment, I can't say that it is successful because it hasn't happened completely yet, he did partial mainstreaming with his school district towards the end of year and did very well. Like you, going to an alt school was met with mixed emotions. We were originally devastated, yet he needed it and it helped. It took 4 years of hard work by him and staff to prepare him. His program was housed in a mainstram school, in its own wing. When time came for him in 3rd & 4th grade he participated in mainstream classes there. So he's had quite a bit of exposure to it, just not within his district. First of all supports are very important. Both in the alt school and when mainstreaming. What supports is your child receiving @ the alt school? What behavioral model does the school work with (ie: Boys Town)? Does he have outside support, a therapist or counsoler that he sees? My son's school worked with the Boys Town model, he had individual and group therapy, received Occupational Therapist (OT) and speech support, therapeutic horseback riding, extended school year services. difficult child will have supports in place with mainstream. He will have a para, time with-sped teacher (he has no Learning Disability (LD)'s, but sometimes group instruction can be hard, but he soaks up one on one), scheduled breaks, time with the social worker. What also has helped this transition is we've always kept him involved with sports in district so he knows kids in his mainstream class and school. So far I have to say the program was successful. Along with the program and some maturity we have seen very positive changes. When you say your school has little to no emotional support, is that in district or in the alt school, for you or for him? [/QUOTE]
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