Its been two years working with the children. I was just thinking about the lifes that i came in contact with and reflecting the wonderful changes and progress that they have made. These are the stories that i love to tell.
My children.
I love this girl. She is just so funny. Cheeky most of the time, and when she laughs, she has the most enjoyable hearty laugh which adults don't have. I remembered when i first saw her two years ago, she was on all four, at four years old. It was weird seeing her crawling to get about and very fast at it. I remember the teachers doing lots of knee bending exercises with her and it paid off! She is walking today! Last week she rote counted 1 to 6 and that was the best i have ever heard so far. She finally opened her golden mouth to count for the reward of blowing 6 candles! And she has just turned six last weekend. =)
This boy used to be a terror, he still is sometimes to the newbies. Hehehe..... i used to dread being assigned to teach him as he used to come into the centre crying till he gets out an hour later. I described him as a whirlwind of ferocious tornado storm that whirls around the centre drowning all senses till he gets out. It used to be a wrestle getting him to sit on chair to do task, it will be a great success even to get him to sit for 30 seconds without having your hair ripped off. Hehehe... i love this boy! Terror that he used to be, he still is sometimes today. But because we have grown to know him, its funny and frustrating sometimes to see him whine and cry at the certain tasks presented to him. Anyways, i'm proud to say today he is reading sentences, learning to write, can count quantities and match to numerals. Amazing for a boy who has short attention span. He has the mischevious twinkle in his eyes.
This handsome boy came in with little speech and i remember he was a bundle of energy. Everywhere he went was run, run, run. Hehehe... like a bolt of lightning. He also had a wriggly butt which couldn't sit still and has to be on the move. =P Despite his hyperactivity, he learns very fast. He can do problem solving mathematics now. And mid this year, he was the top of his class at kindy!!! How cool is that for a child with special needs?!
Its funny when i think of it. The things that we celebrate and are so happy about are the simplest littlest thing, but a great feat for our children.
We make a big deal to praise them when they could go toilet by themselve. We make a big deal to praise them when they could drink using a cup. We make a big deal to praise them when they could walk. We make a big deal to praise them when they could read, write and count. We make a big deal to praise them when they could request for play. We make a big deal to praise them when they could sit and wait. We make a big deal to praise and encourage them doing the right stuffs. It is an academy award at every small little success!
With so much time and energy invested into teaching these little ones, my prayer is to see them being accepted as part of a community.
