This afternoon, Santino worked on a cut-and-paste activity but was afforded hand-over-hand prompts to assist him as he does not as yet demonstrate the necessary control to use scissors effectively or independently. We continue to practice the proper grip in efforts to reinforce muscle memory and facilitate performance without the need for assistance. Santino was also introduced to a magnet and shown how to hold it over items to observe the magnetic force. As he learns through observation and manipulation, Santino obtains information to add to his experiential knowledge base. We explored sensory-motor activities and watched a slinky use spring action to go down steps; Santino enjoyed observing this. Santino also read a short story and was able to order the 3 main events after expectations were modeled. He sounds out words well, however it is difficult to ascertain how much of the information is integrated or synthesized effectively due to his expressive language and communication challenges. I use concrete references and demonstrations as much as possible when narrating actions and consequences in efforts to facilitate associative connections between words and their meanings.