Christopher excitedly initiated conversation this session. Overall attention to tasks was consistent and participation was strong. He happily shared his DC characters, and took the initiative to expand on the character traits. He saw my excitement in response to his doing so, and his pride was evident. Expansion into similarities and differences across characteristics and traits was supported with the use of only minimal cues today.
Focus was also on use of broader semantic concepts across activities. Additional cues and scaffolding were provided as expansion into more complex tasks was challenging.
Christopher shared, "I'm feeling confused with this,"as the new tasks were presented. This afforded a wonderful opportunity to share positive feedback and praise, as he expressed his confusion, where as previously he would typically abandon, act silly, or quickly excuse himself to get a drink or use the restroom as an avoidance. Strategies to include familiar cross midline patterning, verbal rehearsal and visual cues facilitated increased success. Strong session today.