Thanks so much. Are you speaking of a specific 'quick start' technique other than what one would 'intuit' from the phrase?
-jenn Jennifer Abbott Bulka Social Cognitive Therapy The Talking Playhouse www.talkingplayhouse.com 650 678-9769 Order your "It's A Visual World SOCIAL KUECARDS" today! Please note we have a 24 hour cancellation policy. "I can't understand what I can't visualize." -Albert Einstein CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT: This e-mail notice and contents associated with it such as attachments, etc. may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients to whom this notice was sent. If you are not the intended recipient, you have received this email in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify The Talking Playhouse at [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kare Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:39 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] 4th g Can't get started on writing tasks (ASPERGER'S) Jenn, Visualizing and vocalizing are very effective techniques, so it's no wonder that your students are doing so well. Regarding your student who needs to find what works for her for getting started, I have a couple of suggestions, but they can either be the best or worst ideas for this particular case. First idea addresses the perfectionism - Have this student do two or three "Quick starts" and then choose which one she wants to develop into the full paper. Idea two addresses the need for some students to have their own routine, similar to establishing a bedtime ritual - Have this student develop the habit of making a quick outline, and then continue writing according to the outlined plan. If those ideas don't work, please keep seeking other ideas. Something will work. Kare Jenn wrote: I have a student who doesn't exactly fit the usual profile at my office. Once she gets started she does write fairly well but getting her started is IMPOSSIBLE. I think there is a component of perfectionism and some embarrassment when she doesn't start off like the rest of the crowd. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.2/1690 - Release Date: 9/25/2008 7:05 AM _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.