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. The organizer supports the student in seeing the ‘big picture’ and may 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. An organizer may assist in getting motivation to do a non-preferred task in order to have the opportunity to do tasks that are strengths or of high interest.
For one student, a graphic organizer listing skills may look like this:
Does the student see from this graphic above that he has most of the skills necessary for the job? Does this help relieve his anxiety about entering customer comments on MLS listings?
To increase motivation for a student who may not wish to do self-identified “pointless” tasks, a graphic organizer can help illustrate how even small tasks support the larger operation. Or, the graphic organizer might depict how the completion of one task enables completion of the next task in the sequence (i.e. completion of each task is dependent on the one before it). Note that a graphic organizer helps in the priming process and may address issues of anxiety, avoidance or disinterest in a particular task. Below are several organizers that address such issues:
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?
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?
