Sylvan

Some body please tell me I'm not crazy. I have a 6 year old son that will be 7 at the start of the next school year. He is currently in K and receives services because he is learning delayed. I would say that this is learning disability. He is endanger of not progressing to the 1st grade. He has had an IEP since he was 2 years old and receiving services. I also have a 5 year old that will be starting K next school year. I am worried about the emotional impact that this can have on my oldest if they hold him back. I have put my 6 year old into Sylvan and what I can see it has given him confidence and fundamental skills that he did not have 3 months ago. His current IEP says he should be receiving service 3 x a week for 30 mintues. However, his teacher, me and the special ed teacher agreed before Thanksgiving to adust that to 5 x a week for an hour a day. We were all in agreeance that this would benefit him the best. He has long term and short term memory issues that requires you to continuously go over things day in and day out. We didn't redo his IEP on paper. I have asked his father to pay for half of this Sylvan bill but he feels that I should pull my son out of his regular class more often rather then spend the money. I have a total of 3 kids ranging that are 4, 5, 6 and I work full time and he is trying to tell me that I should have handled this at home instead of putting him into Sylvan. He enjoys Sylvan and it seems to be helping. Am I crazy for putting him into Sylvan at such a young age. My thought pattern was that I wanted to give him the fundamentals to get out of K and then see how he does in 1st grade. I am fully mentally prepared to retain him into the 1st grade if that is what he needs then. Any body have any advice or suggestions?

Thank you

Thank you for the suggestions. We do these things already. My son loves to do homework and read. I have made sure to space this tutoring out and to mix it up with other activities as not to overwhelm him. My biggest fear is to burn him out. However, his disabilities go beyond my expertise. I also have two other children in the home that are 4 and 5. My children's father and I are already divorced and I agree this is not a topic I discuss with him within ear shot of the kids. I do what I can to ensure that they do not hear us arguing. My son has had IEP since he was 2 years old and now his father is trying to tell me that he does not have any disabilities. My son is below grade level in every subject. I put him on Adderall for his ADD in Oct of last year. I waited until February to start him in Sylvan. Once I had my 3rd quarter conference with his teacher. I was informed that he had come a long way but still had a long way to go. I am not looking at Sylvan as a cure all or a band aid but yet as an resource to help my son gain the fundamentals of learning so that he may have the opportunity to become successful. He needs more help then the school can offer without hurting him more on missing more class time. I work full time, not that this is an excuse but I am trying my best. I'm a military wife, and am not located near family and my neighbors already have families of their own. I'm not into spending big money but I honestly felt that I had no other options. I was only asking his father to help cover half. I thought it was a small price to pay to give your 6 1/2 year old the confidence and skills to grow in life happily and successfully.