First Former Buddy Club President

[Image Description: "PECS HAS GIVEN OVER 100,000 PEOPLE A VOICE. -WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL" is in center-aligned white letters on a black letter board with a beige wooden border laying on a red, yellow, blue, and purple quilt. ] CONTENT WARNING:   I would like to mention that I am not a medical doctor or  psychologist. All content posted on disability advocate/teacher influencer page is for educational purposes with no intent to provide any professional services. Social media should never be used as a substitute for mental nor medical health care advice. If you suspect that you or your child are experiencing any developmental concerns, it is okay to get help. I highly recommend seeking help from a medical doctor, psychologist, and/or other professional who is qualified to do so. For my Fieldwork in Education course that I took in my last semester at Bucks County Community College, I had to read an article of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and w...

[Image Description: Group picture of 6 of my former young toddler students and I dressed in Halloween costumes. 5 of my young toddler students and I are sitting on a smooth wooden brown floor and the other young toddler is standing on the floor to the right of the picture. There are orange jack-o-lantern emojis covering each young toddler's face and the image has a white border on the top and bottom of it. ] Originally posted on March 28, 2020 on Facebook Notes on my Facebook page Writer's Note: Some small tweaks have been added to this blog post due to present updates in my classroom and center's curriculum along with pictures added this time. 1. How old were your students? During my first two years of teaching, my young toddler classroom was for 18-24 month olds. In fall 2020, however, due to short staffing at my center and there not being enough toddlers in the 12-18 month old room, both toddler classrooms combined in my classroom until further notice. While it is more w...