Observation

I had a wonderful experience yesterday while working with my mentoring teacher.  The students were collecting their backpacks to go home.  The teacher had purchased a large Magna Doodle board for her classroom.  During this time she was working with one of the special needs students assigned to her classroom.  He has Down's syndrome and is considered non verbal.  She wrote simple questions for him on the magna doodle board and it was amazing to see him answer them with yes and no answers.  She has been working with him on a daily basis, trying to get him to say words.  So far he says "yes", "no", and "mommy."  It is remarkable how just a simple game can promote learning.