Category: Introduction

First grade · 2026 Fuku’s first year in a mainstream class has made one question more concrete: what does participation require, once a child is actually there? Being there is only the beginning Before elementary school, we spent a long time thinking about what kind of setting might fit Fuku. That decision is described elsewhere…

Preschool years through the transition to school · Part 5 of 5 Before elementary school began, the question was not simply what Fuku could do. It was where he could participate, how much support he would need, and which environment would allow him to take part in everyday life. The school search began earlier than…

Before school · Part 4 of 5 Before elementary school, listening, ideas, spoken language, decoding, and handwriting did not move as one unit. A language-rich routine at home By March 2024, when Fuku was 4 years and 9 months old, our home routine included Khan Academy Kids, Reading Eggs, and recitation practice after a lesson.…

Age 3 years 6 months to 4 years 6 months · Part 3 of 5 During the preschool years, the question shifted from what Fuku could do once to how he could participate in ordinary places and routines. Movement became participation In January 2023, at age 3 years and 7 months, Fuku made a first…

Age 2 years 6 months to 3 years 6 months · Part 2 of 5 English began before the PVL diagnosis. At first, what Fuku understood and what he could say were difficult to measure together. Starting with a very small spoken vocabulary When Fuku was around 2 years and 6 months old, I began…