West Hills Students Receive Valuable Lesson

Thursday, Dec 2, 2010

The Kittanning Paper

Second and third grade students at West Hills Primary School were introduced to many valuable lessons on Wednesday, as they were treated to a performance of Kids on the Block, presented by Judy Parker and Bruce Adamson.

The Kittanning Paper highlighted the performance yesterday morning, noting that the kids were introduced to puppets Mark, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, and Mandy, who is hearing impaired. The kids learned some sign language, and were given the opportunity to ask questions  of the puppets, such as: How do you get to your room? And How do you get in the bath tub?

“With so many children being included now in schools with mainstreaming, often times kids don’t understand children that have special equipment or maybe have to do things differently,” said Parker. “So, it gives them an opportunity to learn about it but also ask questions in a non-threatening way.”

To read the full story in The Kittanning Paper, click here.

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