lisa smith
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2/5/2021
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Students With Disabilities
lisa smith
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I have been been blessed over the years to have had the opportunity to work with many students with various disabilities; I learned so much from each of them. One boy, I will call Ray, will be in my heart forever . Ray was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. He came with a paraprofessional to my Ceramics class two times a week for a year. Ray hated to tough the cold wet clay. The paraprofessional and I worked diligently and patiently all year to get Ray to accept the feeling of the clay. In the beginning if he would simply touch the material we would reward him with his favorite activity, peeling the paper off of crayons. After a period of several weeks Ray began to pick the clay up, and further down the road he would even hold the clay. He gradually got to the point where he could use both hands to manipulate the clay. By the fourth quarter Ray was making rudimentary pinch pots which I would fire and give to him to take home. I have a lot of peeled crayons in my classroom that will continue to remind me of Ray and his progress. |