<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br>Stu</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I am no expert in the type of students you are dealing with. But if I had to I would use images, both pictures and/or symbols and single words or phrases. Then repeat and repeat without necessarily expecting any specific response.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I admire your courage. Good luck.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">I remember your parents fondly.</div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Sarah <br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Sep 9, 2017, at 9:47 PM, Timothy Wegner via OE <<a href="mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net">oe@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">From Stu Harper:</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Dear Imaginal Education folks:</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Greetings and Salutations! This is Stu Harper, 2nd born son of Gordon and Roxana Harper, and grudging sibling of Geoffrey and Elena. For the past 16 years I have lived and worked in Kentucky as a guidance counselor for K-12 students who are deaf/hard of hearing. Part of my duties this year is to teach (1 hour/week) a small class of 7-9 year-old students who have multiple disabilities, including severe cognitive disabilities. Their disabilities are to such an extent that all four are profoundly deaf; three of the four students cannot independently hold a crayon; two know fewer than 5 words (and it can take months of repetition to learn a new word); and two of the four have their own aide to help with mobility and educational tasks.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">I'm writing to ask for your assistance in brainstorming some ideas of appropriate topics to teach and effective methods of delivery. My prior education and experience have left me woefully unprepared for teaching a class of this nature, and so I am reaching out into cyberspace today in the hopes that one or more of you may be able to assist me in this endeavor.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Please feel free to write directly to me at our home email (</span><a href="mailto:wolfharper5@roadrunner.com" target="_blank" style="font-size:12.8px">wolfharper5@roadrunner.com</a><span style="font-size:12.8px">). I appreciate your time to read this, and any assistance you may offer.</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Peace and Joy,</span><br style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Stu.</span><br></div>
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