student having difficulty in art class. Although the student was
quite capable of creating age-appropriate drawings, within the art
class, he often turned in scribble drawings. It seemed he wanted to
"rush through" the assigned art project to then have more free
time. The steps were created into a small pocket visual aide, which
he used at his discretion. After each art class, his art teacher
reviewed whether he followed the steps. He 'earned' a sleep-over
within the first week!
THINK Before I Draw
Working with another student, who had difficulties with novelty, we
introduced new items in a lesson format. Each lesson began with a
story, providing the student the opportunity to interact with the new
item. The story closed with a worksheet, checking the taught
material. Finally, the motivational chart was introduced. The
student was able to complete the chart at his discretion (e.g., one
day or three weeks), but under the "rules" of the story (e.g., one
bite or something containing the item). The example below is a new
food, but we also introduced new toys, new routines, and new
clothing with the previously outlined lesson format.
Broccoli News
