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I think what you're looking for is something termed in education as the zone of proximal development, a scaffolding concept developed by Lev Vygotsky. Simply, the ZPD is the distance between what a student knows in a given area and what he/she needs to know and can learn with the help of someone who has all ready mastered the skill. In a classroom, for ...
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I think it would be useful to choose rather open ended projects that let you be agile about what your child will do in them and what will constitute done. You mention connect-the-dots and not knowing if he can or not yet. If you make up a connect the dots worksheet and bring it to him, that could lead to either of you becoming frustrated or not enjoying the ...
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Start here:
http://cte.jhu.edu/onlinecourses/HealthyBeginnings/HB_BookCharts.pdf
Map out each skill level your child has, and what the next skill would be. When considering a skill mastered look for whether the skill is stable and generalized, meaning is it used consistently and is it used in all environments.
Next, look here:
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One of my children also refused to wear shorts. I found zip off pants were a great solution. You put on pants, and if it gets hot you zip off the legs and now you're wearing shorts. Feel a little cool, put the legs back on. For the shirts, you could suggest wearing a tshirt under a longsleeved shirt, and later if it's hot suggest taking off the long sleeved ...
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