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Jerry: A Special Education Student Discovers Writing and Reading
By: Paul Epstein
Publication:
The Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 4
Date: Fall 1992
Summary: Epstein tells a story of his work with Jerry, a designated "moderately mentally impaired" student, as the two travel the road that one step at a time leads Jerry to become a writer of stories.
Excerpt
It is difficult to express the profound effect working with Jerry had on me. I always taught fourth grade, where students come with the ability, sometimes limited, to read. Now I experienced for the first time the thrill of seeing a child make the transition from non-reader to reader. Previously I had guided children who were non-writers to writers, but this was the first time I had seen that writing could come before reading. Hearing the phrase, 'Writing to Read,' was not the same as actually witnessing the transition from non-reader to writer and reader.
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