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?
To help the student connect things he cares about with the behaviors and traits of potential recipients, you might introduce a simple graphic organizer that helps the student to identify and envision areas of “overlap”:
For some students who tend to issue compliments that are inappropriate in terms of content, a very basic sorting activity might be necessary to give the student practice in arranging compliments into two categories – appropriate versus inappropriate. Some of these statements might be inappropriate no matter who the recipient is; in other cases, the compliment might be appropriate if issued to a peer but not to an authority figure.
For the student who can easily read the content to determine whether the statement is appropriate or inappropriate, consider reading the statement aloud in a tone that may be perceived as sarcastic, versus genuine; or in a tone that may be perceived as “creepy,” versus appropriate. Then, the student would sort the statement card into the appropriate or inappropriate category.
There are a variety of ways to implement this card sorting activity, depending on the needs of the student:
"Giving Praise And Compliments - Graphic Organizer- Sorting"
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 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 place of written words in the circle organizer above, perhaps it is more appropriate for you to guide the student to insert images that represent valued traits, behaviors, and possessions (cut from magazines, lifted from the internet) to place in the circles – and in the overlapping area between the circles.
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?