Loved Reading This
May 2023
“Our high school is a congregated special education setting. As such, all of our students have IEPs and special needs identifications requiring a certain level of accommodation when teaching new and important information. Mr Davis not only met this challenge, but exceeded expectations by presenting information appropriately gauged for teenagers’ interest, ability, and social capital levels, yet he simplified the language, both in his digital presentation and when speaking with the students so that nothing was inaccessible or unreachable. It is a very difficult task to do: engage without infantilizing or speaking over their heads. Thank you Mr Davis…some of the kiddos were following me around the school for hours later asking questions. Leanne McGuirk, OCT, RBT (qualifying), SFBT (She/Her). Maplewood High School, Toronto District School Board
