During circle time it is not uncommon a scene to see the kids one by one holding on to cookie monster as they share their stories. As the big eyed blue stuffy monster comes closer to Sydney the action of passing it to her seems to skip a beat as all the students assume that Sydney will not share with the class so cookie monster skips her altogether. Thankfully, the teacher recognized this and thought of a great idea. Sharing with the class is coming very, very slowly but it was recognized that perhaps one day Sydney would like to share but opportunity is passing her by. She knows how difficult it is to contribute to class but she thought a acceptable challenge would be to at least take cookie monster and pass it along. She does not have to utter the word pass it’s just a small step to gain confidence in herself to say I’m part of the group regardless of whether or not I speak.
I admire the teacher for realizing that this little step is just what needs to happen in order to help things progress. It’s safe and it’s a step up that mountain one pebble at a time. Now, I’m just waiting for that cookie monster in her communication book to be circled to show that the steps are working.
- Talk It, Breathe It, Live It, Share It
- Share
