by Anna Danowitz, Temple Sholom in Broomall I have learned many helpful strategies from my sessions as a TAP teen. Some of the most influential approaches I use to help a child when needed include: games, visual aids, and fidgets. Usually these solutions work, but as every child is different, with a disability, or without, not every strategy will work for every child. I learned that because no two children are the same, adapting to the child’s needs is necessary in any situation. When presented with a child who has learning differences or special needs, I have learned that patience [...]

by Blake Beratan, Tifereth Israel During the past year, I have been learning how to help kids with special needs through a program called TAP, Teen Assistant Program. I have been going to my synagogue every Sunday to help the kids at the Hebrew school. This has been an enjoying experience because not only am I helping the students with their disabilities, but I’ve become a role model to them. I feel that I have made a lasting impression on each and every one of my students. The fact that feel as if I am making a difference for these [...]

by Julia Sobel, Beth Am Israel My name is Julia and I’m a TAP Teen for the year of 2018-2019. I have really enjoyed many aspects of this program. All of the training that we get in this program is very helpful such as learning new strategies on how to interact with people with learning differences and having a community of people to talk to about ideas for the classroom. But the main thing that I have really enjoyed is the part of the program where we get to work with the students in the classroom. I mainly work one [...]