Teachers in North Texas criticized for back to school wish lists create a group to fulfill the needs of new and returning teachers.
. In what has become a necessity across the country, many teachers create wish lists and seek help from the community to purchase school supplies for the coming year, hoping to ease their burden of paying out of pocket.
Hoping the public would be inclined to help fill the gaps, Irvin and her twin sister Shanna Edwards, who is also a special education teacher,“When they look at our list, it's like we're questioned,” said Irvin. That means starting from scratch using educational toys that help with sensory-motor and fine-motor skills. Irvin said these learning tools help her meet each child exactly where they are."Things as far as bubbles, cause-and-effect toys, put-in pull-out toys. There’s different things that we use that you’d think it’s a toy, but it’s not a toy,” she said. “They don't understand that bubble maker is the same as, like, a pen or a paper to these kids.
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