Good news! J will no longer be needing OT services starting next school year. Even though he has an odd grip, the teachers are happy with his handwriting. Overall, he has shown fantastic improvement with his fine motor skills. He will still see his speech teacher, but twice a week instead of three times a week. Also, modifications will remain in place in regards to test taking. Out of class support for math and reading will also remain in place. The latter is more in regards to his issues with the rules of grammar, than it is reading comprehension itself. So, YAY!!!
The other good news? No summer school! My son started an early intervention program when he was three and has pretty much been in school since that time. When we told him the news, he reacted a bit upset at first, "But I want to go to school!!!" We had to explain to him, that not going to summer school was a GOOD thing. It will be so nice for him, to be able to enjoy summer along with his siblings...and tell me a week into it, "Mooooom, I'm boooooooored!!!"
So, the plan for summer will to be to meet once a week w/ a tutor - this to keep him fresh on math mostly. On my end, we will participate in the library's summer reading program and take some field trips to historical sites in our area. I'm also planning 4 books for him to read over the course of the summer, with a mini book report on each. This will cover the language arts aspect. As for his handwriting, I thought it would be a nice summer activity to keep a summer journal; part expository writing and part pictorial.
Other than that? Lots of bike riding, swimming and getting good and dirty.
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