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From difficulties to a kaleidoscope of possibilities is the authors’ contribution to marking the centennial anniversary of the birth of academician Petar Guberina; author of the verbotonal method and founder of The Polyclinic for the Rehabilitation of Hearing and Speech SUVAG in Zagreb. The verbotonal system and the verbotonal method of rehabilitation and education put the spotlight on the child/man, encouraging the realization of all his potential while respecting the holistic development of personality. The accounts of working with children with hearing, speech and language difficulties presented here confirm once again that these children are creative and that there are gifted children with great achievements among them. Furthermore it shows that their developmental path can be creative and very successful. All of the outlined games, exercises and work practices are geared towards the students, encouraging them to search for individual solutions and to discover themselves and their capabilities. They are the key with which students with hearing, speech and language difficulties enter a classroom and feel just as free as their peers with whom they will be able to develop potential and accomplish educational achievements on equal terms. Feelings of success and recognition in a particular area of study are a strong incentive for all the students, especially for those who often face obstacles in mastering the curriculum due to specific learning disabilities. Therefore, support, encouragement and praise are highly important because they are the most significant driving forces of creativity for these children. The students of The SUVAG Polyclinic Elementary School participate on an equal footing with students of regular schools at festivals, competitions and exhibitions. Praise and accolades given for their art, literary, technical and theatrical works, confirm to students that they have found a media in which they can express what they think, what they know and how they feel. They also show them that their environment recognizes their talent and excellence in a particular area, rather than their difficulty. High efficiency of enrolment and graduation of our children in regular programs supports the importance of early stimulation and guides interest and develops abilities. So it is confirmed that the use of the verbotonal method opens up a kaleidoscope of possibilities for growth and helps direct the child’s interests, encouraging the development of creative potential in different areas. Therefore, on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the birth of the academician Petar Guberina we can once again confirm that our Professor with his visionary ideas almost prophetically charted a socially more equitable path for these children in the third millennium, while leaving behind a rich scientific body of work for many generations to come. |
