LINKs - Our Peer to Peer program
Twenty 4th graders have offered to their time to help peers in the special education program. A LINK is a student volunteer who supports another student in the classroom, during lunch and /or at recess to include them in activities and model appropriate interactions or encourage positive behaviors.
Here are some resources to encourage empathy with students who have learning disabilities and special needs:
www.understood.org/en/tools/through-your-childs-eyes
https://getintoit.specialolympics.org/students/
Twenty 4th graders have offered to their time to help peers in the special education program. A LINK is a student volunteer who supports another student in the classroom, during lunch and /or at recess to include them in activities and model appropriate interactions or encourage positive behaviors.
Here are some resources to encourage empathy with students who have learning disabilities and special needs:
www.understood.org/en/tools/through-your-childs-eyes
https://getintoit.specialolympics.org/students/