Special Education

Taylor Moving, Erin’s A’s, & Jorden Learning Sign (Day 302 of 365)

September 22 in Behavior Challenges, Cerebral Palsy, Christianity, Daily Skills, Disabilities, Family, Fun, God, Inclusion, Love, Miscellaneous, Parenting, Special Education by Eden Little | 2 Comments

Wednesday, September 22nd 2010

The alarm went off at 5 am this morning…I rolled out of bed and went and laid in bed with Taylor to slowly nudge her to become consious (if you read our blog on a regular basis you will know that she is not the easiest to awake in the morning). After about 10 minutes…she turned to me and said “Mom, I’m moving.” This was news to me! I said, “where?” She quickly responded, “Tennessee”. “Tennessee?, and what are you going to do there?” She said, “To see my Dad, he needs to come here, and doesn’t so I will go there soon..” She continues to tell me that she is mad at me for getting upset with her for getting upset with me the night before. I don’t know where all this came from…but it was refreshing to see her think and advocate for herself. AND no worries, even though she may think it…she isn’t going anywhere. She knew I knew this…that’s why…as she was leaving to get on the bus, she stuck her head back in the house and said “I REALLY am moving!”

Tagged Cerebral Palsy, Eden Little, Jorden Little, learning sign language, Middle School, Miley Cyrus, Peer advocate, School, Taylor Little, The Climb, waking up

I Refuse! (Day 287 of 365)

September 7 in Autism, Behavior Challenges, Cerebral Palsy, Christianity, Disabilities, Family, God, Love, Miscellaneous, Parenting, Single Parent, Special Education, Teaching by Eden Little | 1 Comment

Tuesday, September 7th 2010

I started this blog to help others…I thought others could see that if I could raise 3 children with special needs…then they could do what ever they are struggling with…this was my purpose…my hope. AND, I originally planned to just blog about the kiddos and I thought that this blog was gonna be filled with funny moments, struggles, & lots of stuff that we as a family were doing. Well, it has been…and with that has come lots of other stuff too!

Tagged Dancing in the Rain, Erin Little, I Refuse, Jorden Little, Josh Wilson, Jumping In A Puddle, living life, Taylor Little, The Little Life, www.thelittlelife.net

It Just Hit Me (Day 279 of 365)

August 29 in Behavior Challenges, Cerebral Palsy, Christianity, Daily Skills, Disabilities, Family, God, Inclusion, Love, Miscellaneous, Parenting, Single Parent, Special Education, Teaching by Eden Little | No Comments

Sunday, August 29th 2010

So…today has been a pretty busy day filled with all the stuff that goes with getting a family ready to go back to school. That includes me! AND…it just hit me a little bit ago.

Tagged Cerebral Palsy, child with cerebral palsy Senior in High School, Eden Little, first day, The Little Life, The unknown

4 and 4! IEP complete…(Day 186 of 365)

May 25 in Advocacy, Cerebral Palsy, Christianity, Disabilities, Family, God, Inclusion, Miscellaneous, Parenting, Single Parent, Special Education, Teaching by Eden Little | No Comments

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

On our 4th meeting with more than 4 hours sitting in a chair…just today. The IEP (Individualized Education Program) Team has finally come to an agreement in regards to Taylor’s education for the next year. Not all individuals at that meeting were excited or thrilled with my perseverence…however, overall I feel that for the first time in a long time I experienced what was a long time coming…a true IEP where the entire team involved had input and developed an “individualized education program” that what we all think will be best for Taylor and will assist with transitioning her into whats to come after High School.

Tagged Curriculum Based Instruction, Eden Little, Functional Academics, IEP, Individualized Education Program, Parent Advocate, Special Education, Taylor Little, Transitionin

Fighting For a Life (179 of 365)

May 18 in Advocacy, Cerebral Palsy, Daily Skills, God, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Physical therapy, Single Parent, Special Education, Teaching by Eden Little | No Comments

Tuesday, May 18th 2010

Well, today was PART 3 of Taylor’s IEP. Taylor’s Teacher of Record scheduled the meeting in the afternoon this time to allow all of the team members to be in attendance (i.e: all related services (Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapist, Speech Therapist, Nurse, Transition Specialist), Special Ed Teacher, Gen Ed Teacher, School District Representative) …however, that means that I only had an hour to be able to meet…since it was during my lunch hour. I left my last school and darted over to Taylor’s High School and ran in that meeting as fast as I could. I had an Advocate attend with me…so I had someone there who also knew the mine and Taylor’s rights to assist me.

Tagged IEP, Individualized Education Program, Special Education

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