That is amazing! I'm so happy that the child you babysit has found his love for writing and drawing. By engaging with him about a story he loves, you showed him you would be interested in any material he produced about it. That's so awesome (: Was Bobby able to read or pretend to read the book after it was finished? Did he use his finger to point along as he 'read' or anything?
I watched the videos about Cole this week. Cole is a high school student with ASD and he wrote a comic book in which he is the super hero and the main character. I found Cole's drawings and writings... more
Yes, I agree art is a great way to get students involved in learning. I have seen an activity done where students went on a nature walk, and drew about what they saw outside. When they came back... more
Wow! That is an awesome experience that you had with Bobby. I love how you ended up making a book about it too. I know that it meant a lot to him and like we have learned in this class, he probably... more
I find comic books to be difficult for students because they have to learn the format and how to follow the dialogue between characters and understand which picture comes when. I think it is awesome... more
I think this is a really great idea and I remember doing this as a kid as well. I would draw a story and tell it to my mom and she would write on the pages what I said. I remember when I learned to... more
That is absolutely amazing! I agree that art is a great avenue to get students learning about stories and writing. Pictures most of the time lead to words. I think it's great that you gave Bobby the... more