Your Therapy Source Magazine for Pediatric Therapists August 2016 Issue #86 | Page 18

perceives his/her own skill level. It will help to give you an idea of where the student feels that
he/she needs to improve and may be more motivated to achieve a skill. Download the FREE
self assessment of skills form.

TIPS ON USING CHAINING TO REACH A BIG GOAL – At times, all children need some help to
achieve big goals. Whether it be a lofty IEP goal that you inherited, a large project the student
needs to complete or a complex motor skill often times it is easier to break it up into smaller,
more manageable chunks. Teachers call it scaffolding and therapists sometimes call it chaining
(or backwards chaining if you work backwards). Whatever you want to name it, sometimes a
project needs to be accomplished in smaller pieces. Read several tips to make planning and
reaching a goal easier.

Hope this list is helpful to add to your collection of free resource for memory, decision making
and planning!

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