We had our first IEP meeting for Luk yesterday. Individual education plan. Most of the accommodation for him was revolving around toileting. The only part of the morning/cloakroom/back pack routine he needs help with is his coat zipper. So we'll work on that some more at home. He is following the class in progress and will be working on the normal kindergarten expectation. His teacher is positive he will meet the goals by years end. Yay. Everyone there had lots of positive things to say about him and we left feeling pretty good about how things are going.
Then we moved onto talking about Kai but we couldn't do the IEP for him because the visual teacher couldn't be there. So, another day. But we all touched base on the current issues. He is still sitting on other kids, low body awareness and he doesn't seem to see very well. Poor coloring and drawing, he likely can't see. Trouble with his coat, shoes and packing up his back pack, again sight issues. He is reluctant to change anything so issues with sitting spots and line ups but they say that is getting better. The biggest issue of the day is his volume, he's super loud and when he wants help he sets up an alarm that keeps going until he gets help. Same thing at home. So we're all working on trying to get him to stay calm and wait quietly. His teacher reports he's getting better about sharing. He is doing parallel play still and not too interested in joining the other kids. I filled them in a bit about lack of toys and stimulation in an orphanage. His/Luk's EA support teacher cried. We all agree that he is making massive strides forward. Still has a lot of things to work on. It was reported that he gets on great with Adam who is his EA support. Lots of goals set up for the year. No talk of scholastics. Oh, and it's been decided to start letting Kai use the kids bathroom without assistance. Big progress!
Overall everything was very positive. They are sweet boys that everyone is enjoying.
