Thursday, January 8, 2009

Reasons for an IEP - Part 2

I looked at the reasons I had written back in July of this year. I am going to add/modify for Frankie now.

He has trouble pointing out things/animals etc. in books.
He has a hard time distinguishing some colors.
All animals are a sheep to him.
He has trouble with stairs, very slow and cautious.
New surroundings make for more of a chance to trip and he does not want to explore as much.
He trips over the bottom of door jams.
He trips over toys, small obstacles in his way.
He sometimes does not know his milk is there when it is right in front of him.
He cannot see a storybook when it is held by a teacher at the front of the room, even when he is sitting on the floor right in front of her and she is in a chair.
He needs his sunglasses and hat while outside and should not be in the sun for long periods of time.
He has trouble stacking small blocks.
He takes longer to scan when doing a puzzle to find where the piece goes.
He also cannot do a puzzle if it is too busy.
Things with similar colors blend together and he has a harder time picking something out.
He would not easily be able to recognize someone across the room.
At a familiar playground, has trouble locating other pieces of playground equipment, if they are far away.
At some unfamiliar playgrounds, has trouble walking across them; will stop and put his hand down, and shuffle very slowly.
He tilts his head down to help still his nystagmus.
He gets very close to a picture/book, to see it better.
If he drops something on the floor, he has a really hard time locating it.

I'm sure I will think of more later!

2 comments:

Kelly said...

Such good observations.

Susan said...

thanks, i want it all documented when we finally do have his IEP meeting.