Just a couple of days ago, I was reading with one of my students. She is a student with autism and limited verbal skills. In fact, she communicates by quoting movies. Once she didn't want to do math and said "I don't want math- it makes me GASSY!" This is a modified quote from the recent Chipmunks movie- "I don't want a burrito, it makes me gassy!"
As we were reading, we got to a part in the book where the characters were looking at flowers. She stopped, jumped up, and said "Oh, dear. Oh, dear!" She ran over to her Camp Rock lunch box, shoved her hand in, and handed me 2 crumpled flowers with the petals falling off. "For Santini!" she exclaimed and then sat back down to her reading.
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Very sweet. As a mother of a deaf kid, I can honestly say that a great teacher is a priceless thing. You deserve a whole handful of crumpled flowers!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know about this page of your blog. That story is so cute. I bet it made your day!
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