I am a teacher and recently, I assisted to one of these workshops meant
to improve the quality of your teaching methods. I also am the mother
of two young autistic children. My oldest is a 5 years old boy, which
is considered to be non-verbal as he may not have used more than six
words in his life. "Mama" was said for the first time about a year ago
when he was 41/2 years old. I can't describe to you how precious this
magic moment was. I still enjoy it every time he pronounces it.
Sometimes, teachers need to be taught a few things!
During this workshop, we were studying the multiple ways that a person
learns new information. Some are visual and learn using diagrams,
drawings, pictures, etc. Others are using manipulative to understand
new concepts. There are eight types of learning styles. One of them is
called: "verbal". This type of processing is done orally and using
written material such as books, essays, etc. One of the statements that
was made was that: "The more people express themselves orally, the more
easily they will be able to express themselves and show their knowledge
through their writing skills."...

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