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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) -
About 20 years ago, Kimberly Resh stood before a Kids Gap cashier, her 6-year-old daughter Mikayla behind her, with her wheelchair and feeding tube. Mikayla had numerous severe physical and intellectual disabilities from birth, and medical complications from them.
“What’s that?” came a young voice from behind.
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Before Resh could turn around, her younger daughter, 3-year-old Lauren, began to explain.
“That’s my sister’s special tube,” she said. “My mom feeds Mikayla special milk through her special tube.”
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Shifting its focus to building diverse home libraries for young readers this year, Lehigh Valley Reads has partnered with nonprofit Mikayla's Voice to include another asset in the discussion: books about children with disabilities.
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Mar 12, 2021
Congrats to our March Teacher Salute Winner - Mr. Mike Brodhead, 3rd Grade Teacher at Lower Nazareth Elementary School. Mr. Brodhead was nominated by parent: Beth Janis and her daughter Hailey.
Below is what Beth had to say about Mr. Brodhead: Mr. Brodhead is teaching a cyber class with 34 students. Not only are they all learning, but they are also having fun! The class does science experiments with supplies from him nearly every week! He spends time after class letting the students host virtual clubs (dance, art) to ensure they get enough socialization time. I am overly impressed with his ability to educate 34 students on zoom while giving them each personalized attention. My daughter feels 100% connected with him and her classmates. He has an associate teacher named Mrs. Rowbottom who is also fantastic. The school PTA hosted a virtual variety show that she coordinated. Over zoom the 2 teachers were able to record the class performing It s a Hard K