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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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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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