2008 MANY STORIES ONE VOICE ONLINE COLLECTION

 

Kaysha Robinson, Age 7, Canada

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Kaysha is a spunky, fun-loving girl who arrived at our school 2 years ago following her stroke and before her transplant. She receieved her Vantage almost 5 months ago. She has recently begun to spontaneously use it as literacy support in her Grade 1 classroom. She creates 2-4 word utterances and then copies them into her journal. To relay experiences or role play stories, she combines these utterances with a wealth of gestures and body language to get her ideas across. For this particular story, she also used props (2 dolls and a mini Vantage) to relate the events while I typed them on my computer. She invited her EA to play the role of the nurse. This is the longest story she has ever written and she thought it was pretty hilarious.

 

The Broken Tooth

 

Kaysha says “I’m hungry” with her Vantage. Aaron says “I’m hungry too” with the Vantage. Kaysha and Aaron walk to McDonalds.

 

Kaysha falls. Kaysha breaks one tooth. Aaron falls and gets a broken tooth too. They go to Children’s Hospital. They are crying.

 

Ms. B. is the nurse who helps them. Kaysha uses her Vantage to say “broken tooth”. Aaron uses the Vantage to say “broken tooth”. Kaysha says “broken tooth at the park” using her Vantage.

 

The nurse gives them 2 balls to throw. They feel happy now. The kids say “I love Ms. B.” with the Vantage.