Fitting In Clinical Applications 3

I would do a naturalistic teaching training on how we can use various activities / materials to create learning opportunities that don’t need to be too thought out or difficult. I would also explain how like in this example, we can get students to engage in activities that compete.

• Try to match each of the participating individual’s interests with an activity that they all might enjoy
• Ideally, the activity will be something within their skill set that will only require some modeling to get started
• If it doesn’t work out, try another activity

Ensuring adequate training is done with explaining teaching opportunities.

• Staff or caregivers may need encouragement as they trial-and-error activities
• New opportunities for interactions may emerge that the staff may further encourage with modeling or light prompting (such as, from the dance example, trading dance ribbons, mimicking others’ dance moves, coordinated dance like holding hands or interlocking arms, singing along)