November 23, 2016
Making educational materials “age-appropriate has been a big push in this field today,” said Ka’ala Rapoza, a Springfield resident who’s worked at the Key Center school for students with severe intellectual disabilities for 14 years.
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Springfield: Key Center Teacher Publishes Counting Book
If Barney, the big purple dinosaur, motivates one of his students to learn to count, Ka’ala Rapoza won’t stand in the way. But Rapoza, 37, also recognizes the need to balance age-appropriate teaching tools with the skill being learned.
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