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Help Others By Making Them This Quick and Handy Worksheet and Guide
(Easy as 5,4,3,2,1)

Step 5 = Five easy steps to overcoming a tough learning situation.

Step 4 = All involved vow to work hard during the next four weeks (draw on a piece of paper a grid with 4 boxes across the top and 11 boxes along the left hand side of the page - see example below left.

Step 3 = Refine and define three goal areas to determine three concrete areas to excel the next 4 weeks. An area of great interest, such as attends art classes when scheduled, the area of great struggle, such as struggles with sharing with his siblings, an area of great importance, such as completes homework on time.

Step 2 = It is important to realize that it often takes two to help individuals overcome tough learning situations. The creator of the worksheet can help the struggling learner develop three goal areas mentioned in Step three above and then discuss them daily with the learner. The learner then can express how he or she felt as they progressed or regressed and rated themselves on the worksheet created for them.

Step 1 = Celebrate overcoming tough learning and find the personal inner peace the achievement and reward brings to life.

Quick and Handy Learning Development Worksheet and Guide
Make it yourself - help guide someone struggling to learn

                                                                                         Suggested Self Reflecting Rating System
 Area of
Great
Interest
Area of
Great
Struggle
 Area of
Great
Importance
 Write Goals
in these
boxes
   
Monday



Tuesday
   
Wednesday



Thursday
   
 Friday


 Saturday


Sunday
   
Add Total
Ratings
   
Ratings
Scale
1 - Did not
achieve
desirable
outcomes
3 - Achieved
Goals
5 - Exceeded
Goals
Place a 1,3 or 5 in each goals box for each day of the week. At the end of each week, total the scores and consider the outcomes of learning and earning.
First, to begin, determine goal prizes and Grand Prize and place in boxes.
Grand Prize Here
63 to105 points
 35 to 63 points
21 to 35 points
 Week 1 Prize & Score
 List prize here such as a pass to watch a favorite movie
Ice cream cone (example)
 no prize
Week 2 Prize & Score
list prize to earn
 list prize to earn
List small prize to earn
Week 3
Prize & Score
list prize to earn
list prize to earn
list small prize to earn
 Week 4
Prize & Score
list prize to earn
list prize to earn
list prize to earn
Grand Prize: Help learner determine a larger Grand Prize that really excites them such as a trip to the zoo or a model rocket or new watch etc...  This is only achieved after week 4 and when new learning or a new level of learning is ultimately achieved (this time frame may take longer than 4 weeks and do not rule out the wonderful aid of professional counseling if required)

The Over-Reaching Goal of this Program is Summarized as:  The use of a short term token system provides an opportunity to maintain and build on the motivation created through a daily review of behavior and/or growth in learning. This ongoing exercise eventually replaces the token system with the satisfaction of positive behavior and/or the reward of learning. The learner takes ownership of new skills as represented through achievements, and is further motivated to continue as the world around them become less chaotic and their general outlook becomes more positive, creating a more pleasant life overall.