by Charlotte McMackin, Kol Emet I have always loved teaching. Helping children discover their love for learning has been one of the best parts of this experience working as a teaching aid. Something I love about working with children is how honest they are about what they need and how I can help them. One of the things I learned during the TAP program was to pay close attention to my students' emotional changes. This is especially true for students with learning differences who may feel down or frustrated in class. I made it a point to ask what [...]

by Syd Silverstein, Adath Jeshurun TAP was truly an opportunity that I am grateful to have been given. I learned so many valuable skills not only in working with children with disabilities, but skills that I can use in my day to day life. Not to mention, I made so many friends that shared the same values of learning as well. I have always enjoyed working with children, and over the past year, I was lucky to get to volunteer at my Hebrew school, and work as a CIT at my day camp. I was offered the opportunity of [...]

by Jonathan Gutman, Adath Israel What I enjoy most about working with children with different learning needs is that everyone learns in their own distinct way. When working with children with different learning needs, it's not the same old story every time. Not only that but, it makes me and my teacher think about creative ways to teach kids. I enjoy teaching kids with different learning needs because it gives me a need to create creative lesson plans and try different things throughout the lesson to keep the kids engaged. Not only is it helpful for me to teach [...]