“To what extent is it possible to compare the ways in which methods of communication are being taught to autistic students who cannot use spoken language to communicate their complex ideas?�...
https://emmashopebook.com/2017/12/09/methods-of-communication-my-research-paper/
For my Research and Writing English class this year I have to write a paper on a topic of my choice that weaves data and data analysis with factually based interpretation of that data. My researc...
*This was an assignment for English Composition to create a podcast about something you care about. This is mine after many revisions and incorporating notes from my teacher. A written transc...
https://emmashopebook.com/2016/05/24/emmas-podcast-singing-from-the-heart/
What would you do if the whimper in your heart could not find the right words to speak? What if you couldn’t control the things you felt compelled to say, even if you knew those who h...
https://emmashopebook.com/2016/02/09/can-speech-challenged-students-get-an-appropriate-education/
“What is your name?” someone might ask. It’s a simple question, but when I try to make the sounds that form my name, other words push and shove their way forward. Instead, “you may no...
Gazing hungrily at the docking station that cradles my iPhone, I can already hear in my head the first song I will play. It is a charge surging through my body. It’s electric. It’s stars that...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/10/28/a-language-i-am-fluent-in/
Educating resting minds means patient repetition of mobile thinking. My mind is lightning fast in a body whose parts often do things that give people a different impression. How best to sway d...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/10/21/educating-resting-minds-the-documentary-unspoken/
Wading into the world takes achingly long when comparing the expectation with the reality. Vibrant expectations swirl and dance a tempting flurry of ease and take no time to build the skills ne...
Poetry is ballet in words. Graceful, agile words, yawning and leaping while whispering and shouting all at once. The ending is the beginning like water colors I had no access to any of it no way ...
https://emmashopebook.com/2015/04/22/poetry-is-ballet-in-words/
Seeds there Virulent shoots hamper process ingrates they throw everything into chaos, disruptive and noisy I shout the same thought weeding out the bad from the stillness. Whispering calm directi...