Not much has changed in the way we
approach special needs education for children. For decades, emphasis has been
placed on the standardization of education—every student should be able to hit
the predetermined mark in any and all subjects in order to succeed.
Unfortunately, most people—especially those with learning disabilities—are not
capable of excelling in all fields of academics. We all have our strengths, and
one special needs doctor has embraced this realization in order to focus on
those strengths to help children
with special needs succeed.
Dr.
JoQueta Handy, Ph.D, CCC-SLP has
taken it upon herself to create a method of learning that focuses on what the
child can do as opposed to what they can’t. Her program is called the
Children’s Opportunity for Brilliance, or COB model, and is designed to hone in
on the child’s strengths to find a route of learning that best suits them.
Through the use of various teaching strategies and sophisticated brain
technologies, the COB
model has lead to a 70
percent improvement in students after just 16 hours of one-on-one instruction.
In its current form, the special
needs education system is indeed a broken one. However, through individual
attention through the COB model and a celebration of the uniqueness of every
child, Dr. Handy believes this broken system can one day be fixed to ensure the
potential of every student is recognized.
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