How a picture book helped a troubled student find her way
At an interview for a Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education position as a behavioral intervention specialist teacher earlier this year, Jang Se-ra, a veteran elementary school teacher of 23 years, held a well-worn book in her hands. The book, titled "Try It Like Ji-woo!," had helped bring about a remarkable transformation in just two to three months in a 13-year-old student, identified by the…
A picture book penned by a veteran elementary school teacher named Jang Se-ra has proved to be a transformative tool in helping a troubled student named Ji-woo find her way. Earlier this year, while interviewing for a position as a behavioral intervention specialist teacher at the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, Jang held a well-loved book titled "Try It Like Ji-woo!" in her hands.
This book had played a pivotal role in bringing about a remarkable change in just two to three months for Ji-woo, a 13-year-old student identified by the pseudonym.
Jang Se-ra had previously taught Ji-woo in an inclusive classroom at Haneul Elementary School in Seoul's Mapo District. The experience gave her a firsthand understanding of the power of behavioral intervention to alter both students and schools. Whenever Ji-woo, then a sixth-grader, moved between her inclusive classroom and the special education classroom, it was evident that she was on the move.
Ji-woo, who has autism spectrum disorder, would frequently shout, sit down on the hallway floor, and cry. When Jang became her homeroom teacher, Ji-woo exhibited similar behavior, often throwing objects around.
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