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It’s time for a new KSL High 5 and today Shara is
taking us to Cache County.
We’ve all made adjustments
due to covid19, but imagine
being a teacher trying to
teach braille online. Not
only did Lori Nebeker get
creative, she got a special
UHP Trooper involved.
0:12 NAT of Lisa: You aready
to get those fingers wiggling
and wiggling, and ready to
read? Ezra: I like wiggles.
At Millville Elementary, 7-
year-old Ezra Liechty is
learning braille. NAT LISA:
Two hands please...lets read
our book. LISA NEBEKER: we’re
teaching him braille letters,
the contractions, learning to
get his fingers to get ready
to feel the braille and read
braille. Lisa Nebeker is
an Outreach Teacher for the
visually impaired for Utah
Schools for the Deaf and Blind.
NAT Lisa: The ligths on the
police car are red and....
She works with Ezra...CONT
NAT: Ezra "BLUE" preparing
him for the future. LISA: he
will eventually be completely
blind... Learning braille
is hands on... Lisa: Okay,
fist line, nice hands. so
imagine how difficult it was
for these two when earlier
this year covid moved school
online. LISA: It’s his home
enviornment now and we’re
intruding on it CUT TO so he
would get easily distracted
Ezra loves garage doors.
To hold Ezra’s attention his
mom had an idea... LISA: She
was like hey Ezra, maybe if
you sit and listen and we do
our work maybe Lisa can show
you her garage and I’m like
sweet that works . LISA: So
pretty much I would pick up
the laptop, turn it around and
I would open my garage door
But there was something
special in Lisa’s garage that
Ezra really wanted to see.
Her husband’s Utah Highway
Patrol vehicle. LISA: It was
almost the last day of
quarentine and stuff and I’m
like Ezra, guess what day it
is, and he zoomed through that
lesson so fast so he could be
able to go down and see that
police car in the garage, it
was super fun to see his
excitement on the computer.
But Lisa took it one step
further...to reward Ezra for
his hard work...she asked her
husband, Sgt. Nebeker, to pay
him a visit. LISA: He came
running out of the house
jumping up and down saying
"Lisa’s here with her
husband!" LISA: My husband
let him in and told him what
buttons to push and he would
push it and come outside and
look at the lights and then go
back and push another...
During our visit to Millville
Elementary... SHARA: Mrs.
Lisa, she has something
outside in the parking lot
waiting for you, would you
like to go see it? OKAY!
We got to see that same
excitement... NAT: Walking
outside with his cane."This
way dude" When Sgt.
Nebeker stopped by... NAT:
UHP vehicle pulling in.
NAT: Woah, who is that? It’s
your husband. Fist bump -
bonk. Waisting no time,
Ezra jumped in.. NAT: That
one? Yeah, push that one.
Whoo, we got them!
and went straight to the
lights and siren.CONT...EZRA
NAT SGT.NEBEKER: He’s
inspiring to me, he can do
things I can’t do, I see him
come out with his cane and I
know that he’s learning
braille and learning to write
braille and read braille,
that’s something I can’t do.
No doubt, Ezra will do great
things - especially when
supported by great teachers
who go above and beyond like
Lisa Nebeker. LISA: I really
love and enjoy this job, it’s
the best. NAT Ezra: Thank
you, goodbye.
Our friends at America
First Credit Union loved
hearing about Lisa Nebeker and
the passion she puts into her
teaching - they are sending
her a $500 gift card to say
thank you. Team REAX
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