--- In ActiveLearning@yahoogroups.com, jessica robinson
<rose26392639@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Diane
> Thanks for the response. Were you the one who does active learning
at a preschool in Indio? If so I would love to come and check it
out. I am actually taking a cde class and was wondering if I could
do my last observation at your preschool. It is actually supposed to
be a guide through the preschool as if I am checking it out for my
child. I was hoping maybe something this Friday?
> Thanks for the info on the little room. We have pegboard on the
sides and the top is half plexiglass and half pegboard with lots of
little wholes everywhere. I really don't like using our make shift
little room because I feel like it does not compare whatsoever to the
official little room but it is better than nothing. So, would you
recommend taking the pegboards off the sides? I have never heard
this before about the carbon dioxide, but it does make sense! Thanks
> Jessica
>
Jessica,

Yes, I have the preschool in Indio, and you are more than welcome to
come and visit. Please call Robert Wiese or Mel Surdin at 345-1788
to clear the visit with administration. We can talk about the little
room on Friday. I can give you some alternatives that are safe. I
look forward to seeing you!! Diane
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: mdmont3 <mdmont@...>
> To: ActiveLearning@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 3:33:39 PM
> Subject: [ActiveLearning] Re: hi
>
>
> --- In ActiveLearning@ yahoogroups. com, "rose26392639"
> <rose26392639@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everybody
> > I am so excited this group is finally going. Diana I think I
have met
> > you at an active learning play group in Menifee? We found out
about
> > active learning through a parent who did a presention at a braille
> > meeting. I think the whole active learning theory is great. I
do not
> > understand why this is not something that is used throughout the
> > school districts. We have built a resonance board for our
daughter as
> > well as a little room. We are saving up for the hopsa dress,
essef
> > board, and official little room. I have read a few of Lilli
Neilsens
> > books. I am going to school to be an early interventionist and
would
> > love to eventually have an active learning preschool. One
question I
> > do have is how often should we be putting Karleena in her little
room?
> > Right now we are putting her in it once a day for about 20
minutes.
> > Thanks Jessica and Karleena
> >
> Hi,
> I am thrilled that you find Active Learning helpful with your
> daughter. I would like to encourage you to continue to use the
> principles throughout your daughter's life. She will benefit from
them
> greatly. First, allow me to address a concern, and then I would
like
> to offer an answer to your question.
>
> Many pieces of the Active Learaning equipment can be made at home,
and
> Lilliworks sells the plans for these pieces; however, the little
room
> is not one of them. I would caution you in building this
particular
> piece because carbon dioxide can build up in the little room if it
is
> not properly ventalated. This can cause your daugther to fall
asleep
> and could be harmful to her. Allow me to suggest a hanging frame
that
> is open on the sides. It will not produce the same results as the
> little room, but it will produce good results until you can
purchase an
> official little room.
>
> Aside from the above concerns, she can stay in an appropriately
> designed environment for as long as she wants to. She may want to
take
> breaks (even naps) and then wake up and be more active than before.
> Observation is the key. When she tells you that she is finished,
then
> I would take her out. Likewise, observation will tell you when she
> needs the little room changed to the next developmental level.
>
> When you begin the preschool, you may be able to write or apply for
a
> grant to purchase the equipment and the beam from which to hang the
> HOPSI from. It will be exciting to have another preschool with an
> Active Learning curriculum available to students with multiple
> disabilities. I believe it to be a lack of understanding of
chldren as
> well as the program that prevents it from being used more often. I
am
> hopeful that as the successes are documented, then more programs
will
> surface to serve more children. Just keep learning, and I wish you
> well. Diane
>