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Tips as you get started
As you begin a new JAR, you may think you are doing all
the work. You probably are! Remember, you are providing the script for
the child, so initially you may be modeling both roles. It will take
time for the child to assume his independent role in the routine.
Be prepared to wait. Allow long enough pauses for the
child to communicate. Be sure that pauses are long enough to give children
time to respond spontaneously. A good JAR should not feel rushed.
If prompting is needed, proceed from a general prompt
(i.e. quizzical looks, shrug of shoulders), to a more specific model
(i.e. providing the first word or entire phrase that a child needs to
use).
Move on in the routine. If pauses or general prompting
doesn’t work, provide a more specific prompt. Even if the child
does not respond, move on in the routine. Review the possible reasons
why the child did not participate and modify the routine based on those
reasons.
End of lecture. Select your next place from the Jump
Pad.
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