Initiation Deficits | Strategies for Students Who Can't Start Tasks
Some students sit in front of a task and cannot begin, even when they understand it. These 12 strategy tables describe common signs of initiation difficulty, a specific support for each and the impact it has.
What's Inside
- Recognizing Task Avoidance
- Reacting to a Blank Page
- Correcting Perfectionist Paralysis
- Identifying the Overwhelm Point
- Learning from a Late Start
- Accepting Responsibility for Delay
- Frustration with Freezing
- Repeating the Same Waiting Pattern
- Applying a "Just Start" Strategy
- Helping a Peer Begin
- Fearing the First Step
- Celebrating a Task Started
How It Helps You
- Shows how to respond to a blank page, perfectionism and freezing
- Offers a simple "just start" approach students can use on their own
- Helps you identify the point where a student becomes overwhelmed
Ways to Use It
Use them during independent work, in executive functioning groups, in IEP planning or as a staff reference.
Who It's For
Special education teachers, gen-ed teachers, counselors and parents.
Format
PDF (print-ready) and PPTX (editable). 12 strategy tables, one per page. Instant download.
Need more than one?
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