Patricia, sadly, though, today, you would have to give that poor little girl assessment tests, even though she won't talk. I think your relaxed approach is what got her to talk...the pressure of testing, I'm afraid, could make things worse for her.
On 9/18/12, Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Years ago when I taught kindergarten. I had one young lady who would not > talk. But I could see her brain working when we talked about things. She > would smile or look up or light up. I just knew something was going on. > She would perform simple task witht eh rest of the clas just would not talk. > Her parents said she talked at home. I just waited and gave her the same > attention as anyone else. Never changed the way I treaated her included her > in every discussion. The other students of course followed my lead. One > day I asked her something and she started talking in full complete sentences > and did not stop until she went to first grade. It was an unbelievable > experience. We never do know what is going on in a child's mind. > PatK > On Sep 17, 2012, at 8:46 PM, Beverlee Paul wrote: > >> One difference between a child and an engine is that you can see "into" >> an >> engine as it makes its way down the assembly line and so you know exactly >> what has been done and what is left to do. We're just plain foolish if >> we >> thi > > PatK > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive > > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive
