Jessica Howard Tucker

ECSE 425Strategies
Case Study: Ruth

Session Matrix
Goals
Routine
Sensory Play
(water, boats, ducks)

Book/Letter Play
(reading books, letter
matching/sounds)

Gross Motor Play

(core muscles)

Art Play
(coloring, crayons,
markers, fine motor)

Use New Beginning

Sounds when saying
New Words
say sounds to match
the objects in the small
sensory table

words to match the

objects in the sensory
table.

sounds of words,
picture identified

simple, whole words

by combining sounds

/b/ sound for ball

say mom while

running towards her or
playing a game of
catch/kicking

state the beginning

sounds of colors

wordscolors

Say Whole Words,

(onset & rime)

Block Play
(stacking, building)

Free Choice

determined by the
outcome, nature of the
activity

determined by the
outcome, nature of the
activity

Strengthen Motor
Muscles and Gross
Core Muscles
pushing, pulling, fine
motor grasps (pincer
and palmer), etc.

throwing, kicking,
climbing stairs, fast
walking, running, etc.
fine motor grasps
(pincer and palmer)

lifting, weight
shifting, stacking
determined by the
outcome, nature of
the activity