Good meeting at school - Ed Psych!

Dregan has complex learning difficulties, and reading is a great difficulty to him. This is a combination of understanding letters and how they go together, understanding words, the MEANING of words, and also - whats the point in reading? We've always felt that if we can get him to a basic level of reading and understanding, he will stand a much better chance as an adult!

He is 15 now, and FINALLY he is showing a keen-ness to read (only a little, but better than nothing)

He is currently at the level of a 5year old, and has not progressed past this level since he was in Year 2 at primary school. 

We have now got a new Educational Psychologist, who has started 'Precision teaching' with Dregan. It has only been going on since November this year, so is early days - but the meeting we had yesterday was very positive, and he is showing some small steps of improvement. I have to say, I don't think he is improving any more than he did with his TA at primary School, but since going backwards at High School, he is maybe up to that level again.

So thats GREAT news - all we need now is to make sure they don't say ' yep, thats working, pass it on to someone else to do'. He needs the consistency with the same person, as that is always the downfall **fingers crossed**

After this meeting we had an Open Evening for 'Post 16 Provision' - it was a talk by 4 or 5 Education providers in our area, to give us an idea on where he may go at the end of year 11. That, luckily, is a decision we don't have to make until next year, I can't face another important choice like that just now, haha!

We have a couple of ideas at least, and thats something to work towards - it will depend how he progresses (and how his health needs progress/deteriorate) over the next 12 months.

All in all, a positive day - even if I did have a black cloud over my head all day!

I won't write over the weekend, its been a busy and difficult week, and we have an even busier one next week. So, for the next few days, while we have no appointments, I want to enjoy the boys!

Have a great weekend!

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