The school was small, and the teacher persistent, so DJ learned to take first prompted steps, then a few on her own, in those hallways. She could have lunch or finger paint, etc. I feel this was much better than the standard way classes of children with special needs normally are run in our area. In some of the later classes DJ has been in, everyone seems to be singled out. One main example that carries through almost all classes is lunch time.
Lunch is a time for most children to spend together eating.
Not so in the class of children with special needs. In the MOVE class, everyone sat together and ate at the same time, regardless of ability, in as normal a way as possible. This was a fun, quiet time, even though all students were under the age of 3. In the Non MOVE class, some children eat alone. Those needing assistance are fed one at a time, off in the corner.