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Success comes in bite sized chunks! Jo Linthwaite @ Kip McGrath
Ever watched babies try to crawl? Ever seen a young person learning to drive and the concentration on their faces? Ever wiped away a tear when someone achieves a gold medal after years of hard work? No matter what we achieve it takes effort, frustration and practice and we all deserve recognition for our progress. This is one such amazing achievement that we saw at Kip recently. Jason was 8 years old, very quiet, severely lacking in confidence and selfesteem. He had a problem with reading; he could only manage to read 18 out of 120 Key Stage 1 words.
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We designed an individual learning programme that tackled his confidence and learning needs, using a combination of computer based learning, flashcards, worksheets and 1-2-1 reading support. After each session Jason played a reading game using the flashcards. At the end of the game, he counted those he could read. He needed a lot of support and encouragement to ‘have a go’ but, week by week, the number increased, 24, 28, 33‌
This once quiet little boy began to make his presence felt, laughing and joking, interacting with other students. He even arrived with a smile on his face! We knew we had turned a corner when he began to bargain over which words he could keep and which he had to read again the following week! After 3 months, he had a big pile of words which he could read with confidence; as usual he started to count them. 64,65,66,67,68‌ and an amazing thing happened, the other students in the room became quiet and still. 91,92,93,94!
A huge cheer rang out and the other students burst into a spontaneous round of applause. Jason grew at least 2 inches; Jo and Sarah battled the lumps in their throats!
Jason had had his achievement, his success, recognised by his peers for what it was! He was a champion and they celebrated his hard work, refusal to give up and sheer bravery to make a change in his life.
We see success at Kip in many forms all the time, but that day all credit to those other children who saw it in Jason and responded so spontaneously and noisily. Jason will never be the same again. He has friends; he will take on any challenge because he has learned that he really can learn in bite size chunks!