Activity stations let students get in touch with their feelings and "relax or blow off some steam," occupational therapist Stephanie Raynor says.
This story was submitted by the Valley View School District: Anyone entering the Valley View School District 365U Autism Sensory Room at Kenneth L. Hermansen Elementary School in Romeoville is immediately welcomed with a kind smile and the calming smell of lavender. The lights are off and relaxing sounds drift from a CD player. Occupational Therapist Stephanie Raynor is among those making sure each student in the VVSD autism program visits the room at least one time per day. “This benefits the children because it gives them a chance to relax or get revved up for class,” Raynor said. When students enter the room, either Raynor or paraprofessional Rebecca Truitt greets them. The students are asked how they feel. Happy? Sad? Giggly? Angry…
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The money, awarded through the Target Foundation, will be used to buy books for students to do "reading" homework.
Valley View School District 365U provided this story: Second-graders at Hermansen Elementary School in Romeoville will soon have a bigger selection of books to take home at night after the Target Foundation awarded a $2,000 literacy grant to the school. “We’re going to use the money to acquire books for students to use for their reading homework,” said 2nd-grade teacher Krista Makarowski, who applied for the grant last spring. “We want to make sure they always have a book at their reading level.” Makarowski isn’t sure exactly how many books $2,000 will buy, but she guarantees the second grade team is “trying to find the best deals we can to get as many books as possible.” As a first-grade teacher at Hermansen, her classes participated in …
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Sheila Raddatz
3:46 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Seriously? This is awesome!!! more ›