Little Hand at a New School

February 19, 2009 · Filed Under Teacher Parent Relationships · Comment 

New schools are so difficult for any child but when you have a child with a disability things become even scarier.  Not only was my daughter starting second grade in a brand new school hundreds of miles from her own friends, but she was starting second grade with something no other child in the new school had. Only five fingers or as we call it, her little hand.

But we made this transition a little easier than you would think.  Some of the things we did we did not even realize we were teaching her to help her cope with school.  Read more

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