Tech 4 Learners – Week 4 – Assignment Visit 1

Assignemt:

Submit at least one response per group.  Please include the following:

 Team Name, Your Names

_________________  (Adjectives, Noun) needs to _____________________ (Verb),

(because/while/surprisingly) __________________________________________________.

How might we __________________________________________________?

Response:

S.A.L. (Soren, Alex, Lucas)

  • “A” is a shy pleaser who needs to practice creating his own words in order to facilitate him communcating with others. 

Previous versions

  • Achu needs to express himself because today, without expressing himself, he cannot advocate for himself, and communicate with peers, caretakers and educators, and he cannot advance his learning.  How might we find new ways for Achu to express himself?
  • Achu needs to verbalize his thoughts because today, without verbalizing his thoughts, he cannot advocate for himself, and communicate with peers, caretakers and educators, and he cannot advance his learning.  How might we find ways to support Achu to verbalize his thoughts?
  • Achu needs to initiate conversations because today, without initiating conversations, he cannot advocate for himself, and communicate with peers, caretakers and educators, and he cannot advance his learning.  How might we find ways to support Achu to initiate conversations?
  • Achu needs to produce more words because he will get better at getting from thought to word formation. How might we find new ways for Achu to produce more words?
  • Achu needs to initiate activities on his own, because he would be able to practice and learn more, and derive more pleasure from things, How might we help Achu initiate more activities on his own?
  • Achu needs to be supported in initiating activities, because by initiating activities (reading, doing etc.) he would be able to practice and learn more, and derive more pleasure from things, How might we support Achu to initiate activities?
  • Achu needs to feel that he can initiate activities in a comforting way/without being judged, because Achu wants to please and he might be afraid that others will be mad at him if he does somoething they do not like.How might we help Achu feel more confident that he will not displease anyone with new activiites?

How Might We

  • HMW help him say more words
  • HMW motivate him to want to communicate
  • HMW stimulate him to produce original words 
  • HMW make him comfortable sharing words with others
  • HMW make him feel like his words have value