Homeschooling mentally retarded children.

[Wannabefree]

You might be right. My daughter can actually fit in with the other kids in her classes. She is very independent too. There is not much of a difference since the trauma right now than her old self. It is subtle, like her maturity level is lacking, she is a bit more emotional and her memory skills took a hit. Other than that she is just like she used to be.

Good luck to that family and the mom. If I were there I would drive them myself. Gosh, that is really sad, it just breaks my heart.

There is a lot she can do though at home. Hope that helps a little.

Thanks BBH I would take them if she will go with me. Her back problems makes her not want to get out.

I have homeschooled but have no clue about programs for mentally handicapped children.

 

[big brown horse]

Oh, one more thing if she does get a neuro eval, it will trump anything the school says.

 

[Wannabefree]

Oh, one more thing if she does get a neuro eval, it will trump anything the school says.

Wow THAT is good to know!!

 

[mrbstephens]

There are ways to homeschool with little or no cost. First off......THE LIBRARY! If they don't have the books she needs, they may be able to get them for her. She can ask the school. Some school districts will lend school books out to homeschoolers. The internet! There are plenty of free websites where she can go to get printouts, educational videos and more. Here are a few;

http://www.sqooltools.com/moodle/
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.carlscorner.us.com/
http://www.kidzone.ws/

If she can scrape together a few bucks, Amazon.com and ebay are good resources for used books and homeschool material.

Here is a little more info that may help;
http://www.letshomeschool.com/articles10.html

And here is a website that charges $15/month for a special needs curriculum online;
http://www.time4learning.com/homeschool/homeschooling_special_needs.shtml

Good luck to her and her family!

 

[big brown horse]

Yup. When she walks in with that puppy in her hand she will hear a lot of "yes mams!" (If that is the route she wants to take.)

The school district here has been awesome from the get go. They are designing a program based on the neuro psych eval as we speak. Until then she has a fantastic school-provided home tutor, who is now a good friend of mine, and a great advocate for my daughter.

 

[big brown horse]

Can I also add enchanted learning for supplemental learning? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

 

[mrbstephens]

Can I also add enchanted learning for supplemental learning? http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html

 

[MsPony]

She really needs to get in touch with the state.

My godson, his brother and sister are adopted and you can tell how heavy their mom was into drugs by the end pregnancy. They have pretty severe issues and 'Kenzie is epileptic toon being the youngest. They have a variety or coaches and all go to a special school. The older too can't determine right from wrong and have to be in a more lock down situation. The school and coaches/therapists are all state funded. This is in Nevada, which has terrible systems, so TN should be better

 

[Shiloh Acres]

Does she have Internet access? I wonder if there is a good community of parents and/or teachers of special needs kids? It might help to have relationships with others who can support her and give ongoing advice?

I really like some of the websites listed, and it's easy to find more if you need something in particular, just by googling "printable worksheet" and the details. I just found a site that let's me print however many addition problems I specify, with numbers in any range I want, all +1. (or plus whatever number you want).

I made heavy use of the library too. We had a full parent/teacher section. Here the libraries are tiny, independent, and have none of the teaching resources I relied on.

Amazon.com often lists books for a few cents, and you need pay only shipping to buy them.

 

[CrimsonRose]

we use K12.com our state pays for it so it's free regardless of your income they even offer partial tuition reimbursement... They do offer I think what's called title 1 classes for those who are slower to catch on to the standard curriculum or mentally challenged... we like our program and you have a teacher who helps guide the learning coach (that's me)

a friend of mine uses ecot I think is it's name it's another online homeschool program... it's free in ohio as well... not sure about other states or how that's handled...