Students reflect on benefits of IE classes

Just a moment. . . let me think

"IE has helped me solve a lot of my everyday problems."

"It makes me think more carefully and follow rules. It also teaches me to organize things."

"It helped me improve my vocabulary and reading skill."

"I used to have a lot of problems in math, but when we worked Transitive Relations (which I dislike), it helped me with Algebra II and now I'm doing well."

"Students sometimes can help each other and explain to them--like teamwork."

"It's hard, but after trying it with your classmates and with the teacher's explanation, then you feel good that you succeed. You thought it was hard, but now it's easy."

"I learned to follow directions and do things in sequence."

"I know we always talk about finding an example or model to copy."

"We discuss our different ways of working. We sometimes found the same correct answer, but we used different ways to get it, and that was okay."

Teachers describe training from our center

Instrumental Enrichment is a tool for all ages, disabilities, ethnic groups and socioeconomic classes. When I used it with deaf children, I saw amazing results, particularly in areas of organization. In my work using Instrumental Enrichment with children who have learning disabilities, I saw them increase their ability to focus and re-train their brains to store information for longer periods of times. And IE has encouraged my non- disabled students to engage in higher levels of thinking.

Heather Carpenter, teacher and elementary school assistant principal

Mary Jo Johnson’s presentation to our staff was dynamic and well organized. Her examples, both from her professional training and personal experience, were clearly described and relevant to our particular student population.

Beth Eagen-- curriculum coordinator for special needs young adults

Follow up coaching in the classroom helped me most in my training with Instrumental Enrichment and Mediated Learning. I got immediate feedback and suggestions. I wasn't afraid to try something new or something I was unsure about. Mary Jo was constantly mediating and helping me to become more skilled in application of the theory, more independent in my ability to problem solve, and more confident in my planning and teaching.

Tara Benton, teacher of deaf and hearing impaired