Jacobs worked as an instructional assistant at Carson Middle School before coming to Seeliger three years ago. He teaches second and third-graders. The biggest thrill for me is seeing one of my students move into a regular classroom, be asked a question by the teacher and answer it right. Skudlarek studied fine arts and art therapy at Sacramento State College before coming to Seeliger in 1987. She said a key to working with learning disabilities is to develop motivation to build self-esteem.
Motivation is the key.
Mead is a graduate of Northern Arizona University. Along with Skudlarek, she works with children who have a deficit in the learning process, or an inability to achieve. What causes a learning problem can be hidden, for example, a student who looks at a written page, and it appears garbled to them. Some of the children who come into our class look like a giant burden has been lifted off their shoulders because they know they can get help. The four teachers credited the help of assistants for the program's success.