Today was a fabulous day. I have two classes on Friday, SNK (special needs kindergarten) and SNP (special needs pre-school). The SNK's are CRRRRAZY. For real! They are all over the place all the time. Today my supervisor was going to be getting in to the class late because she was flying in from Chicago, Oprah show none the less. This meant that I was given the chance to start the class and do a few activities with them. These kids have horrible impulse control issues. They are up and down and in and out. If there is any other way to be in a chair, they'll figure it out! With these kinds of kids you have to be at it all the time. Don't stop! It makes it worse. However, I did great because I was able to handle "crowd control" and carry out a pretty good first half of the session if I do say so myself. =)
What made this day great took place in my SNP class. I'm not sure if I mentioned in a previous blog, but I have 3 little boys in this class. Two of them are non-verbal. One of the non-verbal boys is on the verge of talking. My supervisor and I have been discussing how we know it's coming. He will be talking before this year is over. When I sing with him and request him to say something, you can just see his brain working. His little mouth starts moving like he is trying to say something. Today I was doing "10 Little Turkeys" and after each verse one of the boys had to pull a turkey from the board and count the remaining turkeys. My little cutie patootie said "ONE!" as clear as day. I about fell out in the floor. It was so incredible. His teacher said earlier in the day he had said two colors very clearly as well. It is so awesome to see the students making progress. That is such a milestone for the student....and myself!
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