Una bambina bellissima

This is my first Tory Hayden book and I plan on reading more. This book is a story of her struggles with a classroom of children with special needs. You come to love each of the children and ache for the trials they face. But the amazing experience of the one girl in this story going from no respons Leggi tutto

5 stars! I feel like I was a part of that classroom for the school year and I have fallen in love with each one of those BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.

In Torey Hayden’s sixth book BEAUTIFUL CHILD young Venus doesn’t speak and only reacts when her space is invaded. Her violent responses threaten her placement in school. Venus and four difficult boys make for a challenging class especially with a passive-aggressive aide who thinks she knows better t Leggi tutto

I love Torey Hayden books. She does a great job of drawing you into the book making you understand both her point of view and the child's point of view along with great descriptions of methods she used and I find her extremely self aware of her own strengths and weaknesses and is unafraid to admit t Leggi tutto

Torey Hayden dedicou grande parte da sua carreira ao ensino especial. No final desta leitura fiquei a pensar que bom seria se houvessem muitos professores como ela, que trabalham não apenas motivados pelo salário mas pela necessidade que sentem em ajudar os seus alunos problemáticos. São alunos que Leggi tutto