Mrs Nancy

I taught elementary students with moderate cognitive impairments for about sixteen years. I have also been a Teacher Consultant working with middle school students who have learning disabilities.

One of the biggest struggles I found in working with young, non-verbal children was finding a suitable way for them to be able to communicate with their parents, about their school day. Every parent asks, “What did you do in school today?” This is already a difficult question to ever get an answer for but imagine how frustrating for the parent (and the child) when a verbal response is not possible. Through many years of trial and error, I developed an array of tools to help facilitate communication between the parent and the non-verbal child. While working with students in middle school with various learning disabilities (OHI-ADHD, ASD, LD, etc.), I noticed that besides the actual content being a challenge for them, they often lacked the organizational skills necessary to manage their responsibilities for six different classes. I quickly realized that organization was an important skill that my students would need to not only be taught but also given practical, easy to use resources to help facilitate their ability to be organized.

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