Students with significant disabilities can learn to write? You bet!
Our school is home to about 300 students in a high poverty, inner city neighborhood.
Our school is highly mobile with almost 20% of our students experiencing homelessness. Despite the challenges that our students face, they are incredibly resilient. The students that learn in my classroom all have low incidence disabilities such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fragile X Syndrome, Intellectual Disabilities, and Down Syndrome. Their vivacious personalities, zest for life, and boldness are a huge part of our school culture. They do not let developmental delays or poverty get in the way of their learning. I truly LOVE my job as their teacher and cannot imagine teaching a different group of children.
My Project
My students have unique needs that require unique adaptations! For writing, many of my students are tracing and learning to make meaningful lines by themselves. It is so cool to watch them grow and develop into being able to do meaningful activities, like writing their name and the date. My students need adapted materials, like pencil grips to help their pencil grasp, weights for their pencils to help them use appropriate pressure, and a slant board to give them better posture while writing.
Writing is something that all students do.
In order to give my students all the tools they need to someday be integrated into general education classrooms, they need special tools to write. Please help boost their independence! Thank you!
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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