ezra is not even three yet ( his birthday is saturday!) and i already have him in preschool. no- i am not one of those crazy get your kids into everything type of mom. you see ezra has a " learning disability" i hate that they label him but if it gets him into free preschool i guess i'll live with it. ezra has always been on his own timetable with everything. he honestly had no desire to walk and didn't even attempt it until he was about 15 months old. he is also a late talker. we were never really worried because- (A) he is a boy and( B) he is ezra and he does what he wants when he wants. our pediatrician told us not to worry until he was 2 1/2 and not saying at least 50 words. at 2 1/2 i would say he was saying maybe 30 words. anyhow- we singed him up for early intervention. these cute ladies would come to our house and play and work with him. in 3 months his vocabulary grew to about 200- 300 words ( that's what they are estimating at least)! i don't know if it was because of them, ezra or a combo of both. i actually think alot of it had to do with ezra hanging around his cute and very talkative cousin margo.
well- sadly at 3 this particular program ends. they did some more testing and meetings and determined that ezra was eligible for free preschool though! the neat part is that they make a program that is individualized to ezra's needs. for the rest of this year i go with him once a week . next year he goes all by himself 2 times a week for 2 1/2 hours... yikes, i will really miss him and i can't even comprehend my baby going off by himself, but it really will be good for him. we got him a new lightening mcqueen backpack and he loves it. everyday he wants to go to preschool and talks about it all day. so mamas- if your kids ( under 3) have any delays that you are worried about ( not just speech) look into headstart/early intervention... it is a great program.
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Because of my degree in special ed. I got to work with some of the pre-school kids at my school last year (I was the kindergarten teacher for children with developmental disabilities and delays) and I loved those little 3 and 4 year olds. Ezra is going to have so much fun. And good for you for getting him involved with early intervention. Seriously, it makes the HUGEST difference to start early. Most of the kids with speech delays that I worked with were caught up to their peers by kindergarten because they got help so early.
That is awesome that you were able to find that program, and free preschool, yeah! :) My sister-in-law was working in an early intervention program and she LOVED working with all the little kids. It is really amazing the difference it makes. I am glad he is doing so well!
Hey, Lachlan goes to a speech class with Buffy's sister, Jen. It's the craziest hour of my whole week. Lachlan never says a word and she only runs around and tries to steal other children's toys. As soon as I tell her it is time to go she runs for the door and then talks the whole way home. It is frustrating, but I do think that it helps. I can't wait for the free preschool...she will LOVE it.
Ezra is so cute with his back pack. I can't wait to see them, and you I guess. They looked so cute on easter too! I am jealous of your easter egg hunt at grandmas. We will be there some day.
My dad told me about how Ez wanted to talk to him on the phone, and dad mentioned that he'd asked Ezra how school was.
I didn't understand at all, and now I do. I'm really glad that he likes it. I have to admit that some tears slid down my cheek. I want them to stay little forever.
Wow, I have so much to learn about children.
Good to hear Ezra's so stoked on school and stuff
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