by Jack Brookman When I first joined the TAP program, I was skeptical of what was ahead of me. Little did I know that TAP would teach and prepare me with skills to be an active member of my classroom at religious school on Sundays. In my work in the 2nd grade classroom, I am a teacher’s aide and assist in all aspects of the classroom. When students need a little extra help, some time to step out of the class and get some fresh air and take a break from the lesson, I am there to assist them. My [...]

by Jacob Kane Before I participated in TAP, I had never heard of it or the amazing work that they do in my community. Now that I have participated in their training and I can take the knowledge that TAP has given me and apply it to something I care about, I am truly proud to be a TAP participant. After participating in the initial TAP training, I was surprised at how much I was able to apply it to what I needed to do during Hebrew school. Soon after starting, I found myself observing details about the students that [...]

By: Emma Birger-Bray I enjoy that everybody is different, but they are also all the same as everybody else. The reason behind it is that people with learning differences are the same but they just learn differently than others. For example, people who have dyslexia have difficulty with reading or doing math on paper or computer, but if they do math in their head without using paper or computer, they can often do the math like many others. I also enjoy that some of the differences that children with learning differences have, I also have. This is helpful because I [...]