1) All human behavior is motivated. Even a child who appears to be unmotivated is actually motivated. Eg A child's refusal to participate in class group activities may be motivated by his fear of limited social skill and vocabulary to communicate.
2) Tangible rewards may create temporary behavioral changes, but rewards are unlikely to increase the child's motivation. Rewards then become the primary source of motivation and not our original intend to motivate.
3) Learning and attention problems have a marked impact on child motivation. Need to invest time, love & hope to support them in overcoming failure & fustration and to increase their confidence, be encourage & willing to invest themselves in academic pursuit despite the great challenges ahead.
4) Competition is an ineffective motivational approach by most children with special needs, most of the time. The only person motivated by competition is the person who feels he has a chance of winning.
5) Motivation is greatly impact by primary physical needs. If a child's physical needs(hunger, thirst, safety, etc...)are unmet, the child will be less motivated to learn, the physiological(mind/body) sensations caused by thiese unmet needs will overshadow and over power her motivation to learn.
6) Students have unique, individual patterns of motivation. Activities and approaches that are highly motivational for one child may be totally ineffective with another.
7) Coaching techniques are often effective in motivating the child who struggle academically. The responsive, individualized, structured techniques used in coaching often provide the child with a balance of supportand challenges that he needs inorder to learn.
8) Punishment like reward, will result in temporary behavioral changes, but will do little to foster motivation. If the child has a geniune learning problems that prevent him from mastering the target material, the use of punishment is unfair, inappropriate and ineffective.
9) The only effective, long-term motivator of human behavior is success. When a child experiences success in academic or social tasks, he/she becomes increasingly motivated to expereince more and greater success. The success serve to inspire the child to reach his/her greater potential, but only when the child feels that his initial success is geniune and earned.
10) In order for the person to be motivated to invest himself/herself in an activity, 3 factors must be present:- a. He/she must feel the goal is attractive b. He/she must feel that the amount of effort required to meet the goal is realistic c. he/she must feel that it is likely that she can accomplish the goal.
All 3 factor must be present to maximize motivation, else the child will be less motivated.
Take this blessing to share my beautiful seed in his past 1 years of learning journey;-
Tomorrow, April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Although some of us live with Autism everyday, most people have difficulty understanding what living with Autism really means. Since children with autism often physically look like other kids, it can be like having an invisible disability.
People tend to be afraid of what they don’t understand. Awareness has the power to change people’s attitudes from “Ugh, I can’t believe that kid is behaving so badly” to “is there anything I can do to help?” Hope to play my part as I embrace my little STAR for his little success.
Each person with autism is unique with their own challenges ranging from no speech or communication with extreme behaviors, to highly verbal and difficulty with social language and situations. The one thing that ALL people have in common is that everyone wants to be loved, accepted and included. Don’t be afraid of Autism. Dare to be aware, and embrace a child or family with Autism today.
Winner's Statement:-
3 E: Energy, Enthusiasm, Empathy
3 C: Compassion, Courage, Consideration
3 P: Patience, Persistence, Perseverence
Above all: LOVE
No comments:
Post a Comment