Task Analysis

My study child always runs out of the door when it is time for her to go home and leaves her parent or grandparent in the classroom. She will stop whatever she is doing, cleans up her center fast and runs out of the door. Her teachers and I will call her back to the classroom. We and her parents or sometimes grandparents will run after her and get her back inside. For the task analysis, I would like to teach her to follow the steps to do the task of checking out, replacing her name tag back onto her cubby and getting her things before walking out of the door with her parent or grandparent.

The steps are:
1. Check out and replace your name tag onto your cubby.
2. Get your coat from your cubby and put it on. Put one arm into one sleeve.
3. Get your bag from your cubby and carry it on your back.
4. Get your green, speech-language therapy folder and show it to your parent/grandparent.
5. Check your cubby for other things to take home.
6. Say and wave goodbye to your teachers and friends.
7. Walk out of the door with your parent/grandparent.

I will use pictures of her checking out for the day and replacing her name tag back onto her cubby. I will use a picture of her coat and the proper way of putting it on. I will have a picture of my study child's book bag and of her getting it from her cubby. I will use a picture of her green, speech-language therapy folder that she needs to show her parents or grandparents for any notes from the speech-language therapist on her session days. I will have a photograph of her checking her cubby for any newsletter or anything she needs to take home. I will have a picture of her waving and saying goodbye to her teachers and friends. Finally, I will use a picture of her walking to the door.

Teaching my study child the steps of checking out for the day and getting her things from her cubby instead of running out of the door when it is time to go home will give her knowledge of what she needs to do to complete the task and help her attain her functional goals. It will also teach her to be responsible for her own belongings, be safe in the classroom and the center/school premises and become independent.