What to Do........

At a real loss about no.1 son and the possibilities of school next year or 2007 when he will be 7. He'd need special consideration from DET to start school after age 6, but it would be a given as he'd be in an educational environment such as kinder and EIP. Second year of funded kinder???well, being told its a given...but we'll see. He is doing SO well in some areas bit others he struggles...can't tie shoelaces, use scissors properly, no numeracy skills, not interested in the alphabet, he will struggle to read and write I know.

With the Bracks Govt. changes to funding of Students With a Disability by the withdrawing of SLD(severe language disorder) children from the program..I am unsure if he'd be better of at the State school now..with the funding he would have been..but now? The CEO (Catholic Education Office) has been very helpful about funding...very contary to the info we are getting from the Principal at the Catholic school. He claims that funding is limited, etc I really think he does not want special needs kids at the school..I mean they built a new building and got away with not putiong wheelchair access in, and we had one mum who is in a wheelchair!!!!