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and praised the little boy lavishly.
John loved it. Everytime they clapped and told him how wonderful he was, he threw back his head and chortled at his success, totally unaware that this was work he was doing.
Besides the physical coordination involved in reaching out and picking up a set of keys and handing them to mom, John was learning to follow directions and most importantly, he was becoming aware that keys signified both a onedimensional picture and something that he could hold in his hand.
John also worked at picking out triangles, rectangles and squares and then putting the shapes into the right-sized holes in a puzzle. In between, he answered a play telephone, picking up the receiver and holding it to his ear. During all the exercises, Dixie and Debra were constantly placing John’s feet and legs in the proper positions and never stopped showering the child with positive encouragement everytime he completed a task.
John’s mother is determined to help her son do all he can towards normal development and she scrupulously works on his special program between Dixie’s visits. Debra Combs believes in the importance of early help for the handicapped child as much as Dixie does and counts her family lucky to be in a county like Rappahannock that offers aid to pre-schoolers.
"No one knows what it means to have a handicapped child until you have one yourself,” Debra said.
School Planning Helped
The program that Dixie runs also plays an essential role in keeping the Rappahannock School System aware of upcoming demands. She meets with the administration for a special placement session before any of her pupils enter school for
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