THERAPEUTIC EXPERIENCE

Student Name:Jessica LuongoDate:10/03/2017 Age Group: Grade 4

Purpose: Purpose:

Reason for developing It is important for me to consider Child As

therapeutic experience. This limitations. I needed to adjust the difficult of the
could be in response to an lesson to help him to be able to participate in the
observation, discussion with classroom activities in a way that fits his needs. I
the site supervisor, etc. needed to simplify the the classroom materials.

Observation My site supervisor has asked me to create an

- Document what you saw and activity around addition. This is what lead me to
heard create this learning experience. As the child learns
- Document non-verbal best with hands-on experience, I though that by
communication (i.e., body creating an activity about addition by using
language, facial expressions manipulative will help the child learn his addition
and voice tone) easier as it will be adapted to his needs.
- Document in detail: who,
what, where, and when
- Documentation should be
written in past tense,
objective, and in anecdotal
format
OR
Discussion
Document the discussion
between you and your site
supervisor that led to the
planning

Therapeutic Experience
What are you planning in
response to your purpose?
- Label your experience (e.g.
Painting with cars).
- What are your 3 therapeutic
objectives? (eg. Sense of
normalcy, control,
independence, etc)
Describe the experience:
- Who will be involved in the classroom.
experience?
- Where will the experience
take place?
- List the materials and
resources you will use
- Describe the
implementation of the
experience, with a step by
step description
- Describe any precautions
you needed to take with the 4. I will read out the first task card, and then have
activity, or any restrictions
that existed, effecting the
child(ren)s ability to
complete the task
(Precaution eg. Child has a
type of blood cancer, so he/
she has to be careful not to to his ability to focus on an activity for long periods
get a cut; Restriction eg.
Child has an IV in his/her
dominant hand, limiting use wait to do the activity with him until he is in a calm
of the hand)
The activity I have planned is called Build it
Addition.
Therapeutic Objectives:
1. He will be using his fine motor skills to link the
blocks together.
2. He will gain a sense of independence when he
solves the addition questions on his own.
3. He will gain a sense of triumph when he solves a
question.
The experience will involve the child and myself. It
will take place at the childs desk in his grade four
Materials:
- Linking building blocks
- Task cards
Implementation:
1. I will set out all the materials on his desk and
let him explore them.
2. I will then explain to him the adding activity.
3. I will then place one card in front at a time, and
have him complete the addition question.
him read the rest one-by-one.
5. I will use the teaching strategies of modelling
and scaffolding while he completes the task.
Precautions and Restrictions:
As the child has additional needs, there are
limitations to his learning abilities, which will limit
of time. A precaution I will need to take is the
childs mood. If I see he is overstimulated, I might
state.


Reflection:
- What went well? Provide
examples for how you know
it went well.
- What didnt go well? Provide
examples for how you know
it didnt go well.
- What did you learn?
- What might you do
differently next time you
implement this same
experience and why?
- Did you have to make any
adaptations or
modifications? If so, what
were they?
- What type of experience
might you plan to extend on
this one?
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