Many times I have no idea what I am doing or what I should be doing with the preschool kids and the kid I bring to Teleton and try to help. I feel lost sometimes. I want them to learn and if possible catch up to their age level. For some of the kids I work closely with it is very possible that they catch up; others I know they never will. I just want them to be stimulated in the best way possible.
Fortunately, there are others that know much more than me and know of many ways to stimulate a child's brain. Today a small group from Antioch, CA just left. I knew most of the group from when I was a child living there 16 years ago, but it was nice to meet them again and get to know some of them.
Becky Sloat is a speech pathologist. She works mostly with younger children, and many are special needs. She arrived here with a box full of books (probably $500-600 worth of them) to be used in my preschool. She also bought some puzzles and supplies for them. Every time I saw her, she gave me tips on how to stimulate Yair and Any. She gave me many ideas on how to help Guadalupe improve her speech. Her advice is going to help a lot with everyone in the preschool class, and hopefully save a lot of frustration on both my part as well as that of the kids.
Also, Vickie, Mary Ann, and Modina were very encouraging to me and spent much time holding Emma.
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