‘How I gained from the right help’

Rebecca: Primary and secondary school teachers should be equipped with the knowledge and skills to teach special needs students.

AS a five-year-old, I watched enviously as Miss Y’s red pen glided swiftly across my classmates’ written work, leaving bold red ticks and three stars before letting them go back to their seats.

Although I had tried really hard to solve the mathematical word problems, Miss Y left gigantic crosses on my work before turning to me with her red pen in hand and dotting my head out of frustration.