Seven-year-old Ben O'Reilly is the only deaf student in his Campton, New Hampshire, school district. His aide said that he felt isolated at school — until the other students decided to change that.
His entire class learned sign language and now, nearly every student and staff member at the school knows some: "You could just watch his world open up with communication. It was amazing." https://t.co/HmtSm2rJon
GRAB THE TISSUES: A young man with autism receives his diploma. Jack is sensitive to loud noises, so his class mates allow him to have his moment in complete silence but still show their solidarity by giving him a standing ovation. 😭😭
This is what INCLUSION looks like ❤️
Hi teachers & friends! To celebrate the upcoming release of my 25th book, I am giving away 2500 copies of I Survived the Dust Bowl over the next 10 days.
Today: 10 class sets of 25. To enter, like this post & retweet. Winners announced tomorrow am. ❤️
When my student coined a slang word so good, I had to put it on a shirt. We truly believe “Aurizzma” has the potential to become part of pop culture—and Akin deserves the credit. Let’s help make it happen. 👌🏼#Aurizzma#slang