Day 45

Zack made some huge gains today, and I'm really proud of his independence. He came in with the class from music, and he was the boys' line leader. He and the girls' line leader held hands, so she was his sighted guide. It'll be like that all week, so I'll have to see if it continues working well. Anyway, the teacher who goes with him to specials usually goes to get the vision teacher who is with us the majority of the time. Sometimes Zack goes with her, and sometimes he stays with us. When he is sitting at the carpet with the rest of the class but without his teacher, he tends to be disruptive. He reaches all around him and knocks over things he finds, and he asks questions incessantly about where the teacher is and what's happening. Today was different, though--he sat appropriately with his head up and listened to the math lesson! He counted with us (I modified everything to be very auditory) and didn't ask once about the whereabouts of his vision teacher. I really praised his independence AND the independence of the class and their listening skills, and I told the vision teacher in front of Zack how impressed I was with his behavior. Hopefully strides like this will continue to happen--he has the potential to fit perfectly in with this group of kids and be very socially appropriate.