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Mrs. NO NO’S STORYBOOK
I have just released my third book. It consists of a storybook and a sweet little old lady puppet. I got so tired of seeing my students going to jail or getting killed, I had to do something to prevent the next generation from doing the same thing. I just had my 8th student killedContinue reading “Mrs. NO NO’S STORYBOOK”
Screening for ESE Students
AUTISM CLASSROOM
I just discovered that my county uses a regular curriculum with our autistic students. How stupid to think that this would benefit these children who need an entirely different approach. These are some ideas that I used when I had autistic children. ALWAYS KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BRAIN LOVES MUSIC, MOVEMENT, CROSSING MIDLINE ANDContinue reading “AUTISM CLASSROOM”
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AUTISM HOME PROGRAM TESTIMONIAL
This is a note I got from a grandmother who has been using my home program for about two months. “Last night I walked in on Isaac praying all by himself. I caught him saying ” God, for today thank you for the games we played, thank you for Grandma, and thank you for me,Continue reading “AUTISM HOME PROGRAM TESTIMONIAL”
AUTISM HOME PROGRAM
Growing up poor on a farm, I spent my childhood doing barn chores and working in the fields and huge gardens. I remember Mom would put us in the neighbor’s strawberry patch, and when we had picked 100 quarts, she would be paid five dollars. I hated being poor, so by age 12, I hadContinue reading “AUTISM HOME PROGRAM”
Every Day
Every day after I read my newspapers, I always search the county arrest reports to see how many of my sweet children have been arrested. Most of them are drug-related, but I also have two that are up for murder. Many of these kids were not academically talented but were just as smart as theContinue reading “Every Day”
OPEN THAT SHELL
MY PEARL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OPEN THE SHELL THAT OFTEN IMPRISONS OUR DEAR CHILDREN. WITH LOVING PARENTS, CARING TEACHERS AND BRAVE PRINCIPALS, WE CAN OPEN THAT SHELL TO REVEAL THAT BEAUTIFUL PEARL WITHIN. SPARK THAT BRAIN!!!!! THE BRAIN LOVES MUSIC, MOVEMENT AND WATER. SING IT, AND THEY WILL LEARN IT!! IF CHILDREN DO NOTContinue reading “OPEN THAT SHELL”
READY OR NOT??
50% of Tampa Bay kids are not ready for kindergarten but they will probably start in a curriculum written for a seven-year-old. Kindergarten is the new first grade. having tested hundreds of children in my 41 years of teaching, I know that many start school with a mental age of three or four. They areContinue reading “READY OR NOT??”