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The progress that really matters

Posted 03-10-2010 at 08:45 PM by Sandra Bostwick
Updated 06-16-2010 at 09:04 AM by Sandra Bostwick
Some of you may know I'm a school OT.

That means that every couple of months, I have to measure goal progress with my students.

We need to write these measurable goals when, in my opinion, the most important parts of the goals are almost impossible to measure.

Self-esteem, confidence, security, ability to handle a challenge, the belief that you have what it takes to try....I could go on and on.

Today one of my students showed decent progress on a fine motor scale as far as the numbers go, but the between-the-lines information meant more to me. With a proud Mom's permission, let me tell you what happened.

In September, he said he was worried that he would do something wrong and apologized for what he believed was poor work, and really had a miserable time.

Today, he sat straight, looked confident, and made jokes during the same test.

Well, the numbers didn't jump a whole lot, but, in my book, this one has made LEAPS AND BOUNDS in the direction of self-improvement.

I think when confidence improves, everything else naturally follows.

And that's my blog thought for today.
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    Sandy I ride those stationary bike at the Y the one that is not like a regular bike but with a set with a back on it. I used to stop a lot during the 30 minutes I'm on it, but for the past three or four days. I only have stop pedaling once and it starting to go faster. God deal huh
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    GO TODD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Posted 03-10-2010 at 11:14 PM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    Thank You!!!!
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    Posted 03-10-2010 at 11:28 PM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
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    You're welcome!
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    Posted 03-11-2010 at 09:33 PM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    ok next goal beside the speech thing, is to get my cousin over here to help me fix my web photos this Thursday. I print up some more business card on my new printer and it looks great.
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    Posted 03-12-2010 at 12:56 AM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
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    I'm glad to hear that you are planning to work on your speech, Todd. Can I maybe help you to set up a practice chart with some exercises? We can do that for the final few months of the goal blog if you like.
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    Posted 03-13-2010 at 05:37 PM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
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    Any thing that will save my parent money and get my butt in gear, I'll welcome it.
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    Do you have an extra calendar or can you make up a chart with days of the week on it?

    Maybe three times a day you can say each vowel sound five times each (Long short sounds). Then, if you have a favorite song, poem, or passage, you can repeat that once each practice session.

    So here is a summary:

    Three times a day:
    1: All vowel sounds 5X each- exaggerate the sounds.
    2: Favorite something- exaggerate the sounds.

    Mark it on your calendar each day AND remember to reward yourself each week or month.

    We can cheer you on!
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    yeah sure I can say a,e,i,o,u and y three times a week
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    Posted 03-14-2010 at 02:50 PM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
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    OK, Todd, I'm putting it in the goals right now.
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    http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...d-1-08-10.html

    And here it is under your name! Now it is real!
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    Thank you I read some of the passporter news out load to my self last night. So that getting done. My cousin and I started working on the treavel web site together he already modify my heading of the web sit take a look Home - Neuman's Wheelchair Travel I'm also fixing some of the links in the pictures so you can see it bigger and resizing the Disney World resorts pictures. Between my cousin and I this web site will be running even better. Like the Dukes Of Hazerds were trhe two cousin help others with the General Lee, we are doing it with the web site. (With out the goofy Sharrf and greedy Boss Hog).
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    Posted 03-19-2010 at 03:18 PM by TNTWheels TNTWheels is offline
    Updated 03-19-2010 at 03:25 PM by TNTWheels
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    OK, there, Todd. Great progress! I'm putting this under the progress heading. Thanks so much for the update!
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    got all the CA pictures fix up now working on the WDW pictures. My cousin did some editing on the web it self.
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    Great work, Todd! Keep it up! Your site looks like it has alot of great info!
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    Posted 03-21-2010 at 10:59 AM by Sandra Bostwick Sandra Bostwick is offline
 







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