Author Sally Rippin felt lost when her son couldn’t read. She wants other parents to learn from her experience
ABCSally Rippin remembers the moment when, as a preschooler, reading clicked for her and she could suddenly decode the squiggly lines on a page. By grade three, when Sam wasn't developing required reading skills, Rippin still believed his learning would progress eventually, if she could just "find enough things that he is good at and feel good enough about himself". Finding the confidence to advocate In researching Wild Things, Rippin's ideas about learning disabilities have shifted significantly, and she's learnt more about "the social model of disability". It's the idea that there's nothing "wrong" with a person living with disability, which is how learning difficulties like Sam's can be characterised. The resources or "accommodations" included extra time to complete exams, somebody to read Sam's work aloud to him, an individual learning plan, and mentors, tutors and specialists.
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