Photo courtesy of West Babylon School District
Throughout April, Tooker Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District acknowledged and celebrated National Autism Awareness Month. Students and staff kicked off the month by wearing blue shirts and/or autism awareness shirts on April 2 for World Autism Day (Light it Up Blue). They continued to wear the shirts every Monday in April.
In addition, every Tooker Avenue student was given a puzzle piece to color/design utilizing the traits of character education. All the puzzle pieces were put together into a collage and are on display in the lobby hallway.
Tooker Avenue’s library displayed an array of age-appropriate books that assist in explaining autism. Teachers were also provided grade appropriate handouts regarding autism to discuss with their classes. Grades prekindergarten through second grade received “Autism: A Guide for Children” and grades three to five received “School Community Tool Kit: Autism Basics.” During speech teacher Mrs. Ramo’s sessions, students discussed how they are individually unique and together complete.
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