Fuat pushes the trolly, and Gül calls out to the girls to tell them what to get as she picks tins and boxes and jars off the shelves. It’s the same every Saturday. Fuat gets up as early as possible—no matter which shift he’s just worked or how much he drank the night before, no matter how much it feels like his head’s about to crack open—but somehow, they still never manage to set off early enough to avoid a rush at the end. Saturday is the day of the big weekly shop; they go to the supermarket and to the Turkish butcher and greengrocer, which sells almost everything now: aubergines, garlic, watermelons, bulgur, cumin, pine nuts, citric acid, okra,...
Book companions are a fun and engaging way to get students interacting with a read aloud picture book! When I was teaching I had a lot of difficulty finding leveled book companions that would meet the needs of students in my self-contained classroom, so I made my own. Here’s a look inside the best book companions for special education classrooms (SPRING themed!) ((This blog post contains affiliate links for your convenience. You don’t pay any more by clicking my link (and I actually find the best prices for you!) but I make a small commission off of sales. This helps me to test out more materials and bring you more quality content. Thanks for supporting my little blog!)) WHAT ARE BOOK COMPANIONS?...
It is weird to see your favorite celebrities grow up or grow old because you have this image of them that doesn’t change from their iconic movies. And growing old means that their health might suffer and it doesn’t matter if they have the best doctors, some illnesses are just incurable and too unpredictable at the moment.On Wednesday, the world found out the sad news that Bruce Willis was diagnosed with aphasia, so because it affects his cognitive abilities, the actor has to end his career at age 67. It was announced on his Instagram by his family and the internet was saddened by this news. Bruce Willis’ colleagues and other famous people expressed their support and respect to the...
Bruce Willis is “stepping away” from his acting career after being diagnosed with aphasia, a condition that affects the ability to express or understand speech, Willis’ family announced on Wednesday. The condition is “impacting his cognitive abilities”, the family said. So what is aphasia? And what causes it? Here’s what you need to know. Aphasia is a condition that affects communication. Aphasia is a disorder that stems from damage to parts of the brain responsible for speaking, writing and understanding language, the Mayo Clinic explains. It often occurs after a sudden emergency, like a stroke (when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted) or head injury. But aphasia can also come on more slowly over time. It can affect people of...
During this awards season, I propose a series of awards not commonly given at the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, or the Tony Awards. Though not a classically trained though undoubtedly a committed actor who plays one on TV, I nominate for an overacting award Republican Senator, Lindsey Graham, from the great state of South Carolina, which he believes has the best and only truly qualified black women candidates for the Supreme Court of the United State of America. From his generalized comment that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination is “problematic” simply because her selection was supported by “so many of these left-wing radical groups that would destroy the law as we know it,” to...
