 Sarah became a student at the Irene Wortham Early Learning Center in 2006. She was a happy girl, but her true potential had not been reached. Sarah was labeled with “developmental delays.” When she started at the school she wouldn’t eat in the classroom. It was a constant struggle for her to eat even a few bites. She subsisted entirely on milk.
But Sarah loved music. She slowed when she heard her favorite song, Itsy-Bitsy Spider. We had found the key! Sarah started to communicate through the hand motions of songs. The classroom staff and therapists started to sing to her at meal time – endless choruses and repetitions of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Their hard work paid off. Sarah started eating! It was a major breakthrough for everyone: Sarah, her parents, the classroom staff, and therapists.
Sarah started shedding her fears, confident that she could overcome other obstacles as well. She emerged from her shell and showed everyone what she truly is: a princess!
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