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Open letter to teachers about inclusion!

Inclusion does not mean the child must work at grade level. If it did then alot of other kids should not be in class. Not every kid is at grade level in a class. It means that if the subject is Australia and the third grade class needs read a passage & write 3 paragraphs about Australia, the child that is included with an IEP may have the passage read to them (on tape or by a person) and they write 3 sentances about Australia. That is giving the child access to the same information and having them produce the work at their level.

I went to observe the general education class at my daughters school. She has a wonderful teacher that she loves. However, my daughter is not included in reading, language arts or math in general education. So as I watched the class I was picturing my daughter in the class. When I first got there they started working on 15 minutes of morning work, which was to prove a three digit addition problem, next problem was if cookie costs 5 cents how many with quarter, next problem is Campers cook food an fire is that make believe or real, next problem is which two continents does Asia touch. Now my daughter could positively do a single digit add prob and most probably do a double digit add problem. Maybe could pick out the nickles pick out a quarter, she might be able to know which was make believe or real and she could find Asia on a simple map. She could do adjusted work in all the same type of activites that the general education class kids could do. I observed the independent center work for the 45 minutes after that and I believe my daughter could do some type of work in each of the centers. For example there was word wall gen ed kids had to write a # of sentances--my daughter could write one, gen ed kids had to write an invitation with who, what, where...-my daughter could write that too... That is what inclusion is all about. It is hard work for the teachers to adjust the workpapers to be at her level but the benefit to my daughter would be great.

The intense work in the resource room is very concentrated--not very engaging and there is not much opportunity for independence that I see in the general education classroom. I believe it is better for short period of times for intense work on specific subjects but should be used only in addition to time in the general education classroom.

Please teachers keep an open mind about inclusion and don't assume that if a child is NOT on grade level they cannot be included. If work is multiplication my daughter could do 1x2, 1x3... with repetition gen ed kids may do double digits... It can work for the benefit of all the kids.

I am not giving up. Every year I will try for more and more inclusion.

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WIN a Bounce House at Two Of A Kind, Working On A Full House during her Outdoor Oasis Event!

WOW would we love that here. My kids love bouncing and it looks like lots of fun. Here is the link to the giveaway - http://www.twoofakindworkingonafullhouse.com/2010/03/rock-crawler-bounce-house-from.html

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WOW great Contest alert

I just entered a great contest for a AT&T Cordless Headset. Here is the info “win an AT&T TL670 Cordless Headset for your home office from OfficeSupplyGeek”. To to http://officesupplygeek.com/office-electronics/communications/at-t-cordless-headset-tl7610-review-and-giveaway/ to enter the contest. You have until Feb 17, 2009.

Oh look at this beautiful apron ! !

There is a contest for a beautiful apron. I love the color its gorgeous. Go check it out for yourself. Here is the link http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/sevensisters/. I put my name in the hat too. So get on over there the giveaway ends on Sept 26.

E-books made Easy with IREX!

I saw this link for a contest about the IREX e-book reader. It compares itself to the Kindle or the Sony ereader. Boy I would love to try it out. I love reading in bed but the lighting leaves alot to be desired. I would love a reader that can be read in bed without bothering anyone. The most important feature in an ereader for me is ability to see it at night to read in bed and ability to get ebooks from different sources (sorry thats two). This sounds like a great reader especially now that all Barnes & Noble ebooks can be used on it. Yahoo. At the website posted below the interview from Kevin Hamilton of IREX discussing the reader is there it is great. http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/site/comments/special_message_from_kevin_hamilton_of_irex/ WOW competition in the ebook reader market sure can only help us consumers get the best choice for our individual lifestyles. I have been longing for an ebook reader for a long time, maybe soon I will jump into the market after some research to see which one is the best fit for me. Right now a contest is going on at http://bookbloggerappreciationweek.com/index.php/site/comments/win_an_ereader_from_irex_technologies/ so go check it out and make your own blog entry and enter the link at Mr. Linky for a chance. Its dated September 14, 2009 its down the page toward the bottom. Good luck to all.

Fiber is great for all!

Now I am not talking about the fiber you eat or the fiber you wear sure those are great for all of us but what about fiber technology! I wish fiber technology was available in all areas especially in my area. It is so much faster than standard cable or DSL. The telecom companies should get on-board with this technology because our population is growing and it seems so many people feel the need for instant information and access so this technology is needed to allow the ability to carry so much infomation quickly. If more companies got into this the cost would go down and that makes it easier for consumers in the long run. There are a few companies out there with this technology (Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-Verse) however it isn't available in most areas.

I currently have the lowest end high-speed DSL, but would sure love to get the faster fiber option. My area was one of the last around here to get the DSL service so I expect it will be one of the last areas to get the fiber technology.

To learn more about fiber optics visit http://fiberforall.org/fios-triple-play-bundle/