10,000 Disabled Persons on the go..wow!

A New Jestony

Jestony Gamboa belongs to indigent family. The source of living of parents is gold panning with an income of 75.00 Php to 90.00 Php which could not suffice for the family’s daily needs.

One day the teacher visited her cousin at Agotay, Tambis, Barobo, Surigao del Sur. She discovered Jestony being left alone in the house. The teacher coordinated the parents for their child’s condition and was convinced to enroll their child at San Francisco, Special Education Learning Center.

The child was on a zero grade in terms of his academic and daily living skills mobility and even in his orientation and mobility on his earlier days in school. He always spitted on the floor, would not hold crayons, pencils and he was a very wild pupil. After thorough assessment and educational training conducted by his teacher, Jestony is now able to answer questions well asked during recitation and even answers well if asked by anybody else. He responds in a very nice way, easily memorized songs, and poems. He can count numbers by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, tens to 100 and can even write and read it. He can also follow instruction if given and can be relied to finished assigned tasks. He can travel from school gate to classroom without partial assistance and can buy food or snacks at the canteen independently. He can read simple words and simple sentences.

As of this time he can write letters but guided with the teacher because he will not follow lines and his worked is crooked because he is severe low vision.