All Levels Welcome

In this course, we will have students representing many different levels of experience.

We will have parents and professionals.

We have people here who are completely new.

And people who have lots of experience.

Some who perhaps have had open ended experiences with their student, but feel stuck or have become stagnant.

We will be teaching from the ground up. So even if you are more experienced, there may be holes to fill in. There is value to hear similar things from new and different perspectives.

If you are at a more advanced level, and we give an assignment that feels below your current level, PLEASE MAKE THE ASSIGNMENT YOUR OWN! :) Do what feels right. Take what you are learning and marry it with your current experiences. Just because we ask you to do something - doesn't mean you have to do it exactly. We want you all to put your own spin on things.

We will partner with you in our discussions and brainstorm various possibilities to experiment with, based on your current experiences. You have FREEDOM in this course to PLAY and to PERSONALIZE EVERYTHING!

And a note to those whose students have been open ended with professionals, but not consistently with you YET... one of my students, Jake, said it beautifully when asked about why he spells with me and not his family. He was asked if it is hard. He shares:

"Very hard. It is hard with every new person but I want it more than anything. The more I want something the more my body resists. Frustrating. But I know I am capable. I try but I get anxious and need the support to build up to it. It takes practice and confidence. I do with Julie because we built it up over time and I trust she won't push me. But everyone new thinks it is easy and they push and I get anxious. It took consistent practice. I can't wait to be able to communicate daily."

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