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What Works for Mischa?: Effective Strategies
genuine and gentle encouragement
telling her when she is doing something right
a calm and gentle approach
whispering instead of using a firm voice
giving her lots of choices
pre-teaching difficult lesson content
asking her opinion
giving her responsibilities
letting her use a pencil grip
humor
letting her work with friends
letting her call her mother if she seems stressed out
letting her use her red pens
letting her sit on the floor when she asks to
showing her instead of telling her
let her take the spot at the end of the line
explaining EVERYTHING in detail
she sometimes responds better to written “speech”
using visual information (charts)
giving her time to work on her own (don’t over support)
telling her something about yourself (she likes to hear about her teachers’ children and dogs)
asking her to “read” to other students – even if it is just showing them a picture book
giving her previews- if you are taking a field trip to a museum, tell her about it
encouraging her to “do her positive self-talk” if she seems frustrated by a task
letting her review her “recess choice” book before going on the playground
having her start the day by looking at her favorite farm magazine
letting her “read” more than one book at a time, she spreads them out and reviews 2 at once
allowing her to occasionally do her math problems on the chalk board (this is very motivating)
letting her send e-mail to friends (helps her work on her writing skills)
ask her to help with organizing things in the classroom (e.g., straighten library books)
challenge her with hard questions related to her areas of interest (farm animals, Sponge Bob)
give her opportunities to share her “All About Me” book with friends
she may need to circle the table before he takes a seat- allow her to do this
sometimes likes to know exactly where her work space is (you can tape it off to show her)
helping her to change topics by bringing up special interests
may need to take little “safe spot” or relaxation breaks
use Sponge Bob to interest her in activities- for instance, let her write stories about him
using photographs to interact with her
letting her help to teach a part of a lesson (she likes to help the teacher)
giving her something squishy to play with during whole-class work (koosh ball)
giving her time to respond (several seconds) to verbal questions or commands
giving her breaks to move around the room
letting her choose where she wants to sit (floor, desk, back couch)
letting her choose one item on a test or worksheet to omit (calms her down)
giving her headphones for music during independent work
singing Beatles songs during times of stress
loves the smell of lavender
can work for long periods of time when she is allowed to hum and rock in her chair a bit
if she seems confused, write the steps or directions on a chalkboard (use pictures too)
hum to her when she is stressed and let her hum also

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