What type of graphic organizer(s) might the student require in order to visually represent and organize the concepts, feelings, or behaviors that relate to this particular topic?
The graphic organizer is likely to be useful in the process of priming the student for a job. The organizer may assist in ‘mapping’ the various elements of the job or in ‘mapping’ the jobs that the student prefers vs. the ones that are less desirable. It can support the student in seeing the ‘big picture’ and may help overcome resistance associated with a certain task that is not interesting or seems too difficult to the student. The organizer may show all the key elements of a job at once. It may assist in getting motivation to do a non-preferred task in order to get the opportunity to do tasks that are strengths or of high interest. Graphic organizers may also help depict the layout of a workspace such as the floor plan of the nursery, areas of a kennel or farm, or the fire exit routes.
For one student, the graphic organizer may look like this:
Note that a graphic organizer helps in the priming process and may address issues of anxiety, avoidance or disinterest in a particular task.
Is there a way to visually or thematically incorporate the student’s interests into this graphic organizer to increase motivation and engagement?
What additional visual clarity cues (e.g. icons, bolding, highlighting, color-coding) might you add to the graphic organizer to clarify concepts and to direct attention to key details?
Consider whether you might replace text descriptions of tasks with actual photos or drawings that depict preferred and less preferred tasks. Those images would be arranged accordingly within the graphic organizer.
In order to align this intervention topic area with the unique needs of the student, do you need to create a graphic organizer in the View2do program?
