When I cam to work in the before school program, I was excited to get started. Unfortunately, my students was feeling particularly frustrated with the project. He was upset that he couldn't type as quickly and as efficiently as he could write with his pen and pencil.
To solve his problem we decided to take turns typing. I would type for a while, and then he would get to play with font and the writing. Then he would write, and I would give him input. He seemed to enjoy this more, because it helped take the pressure off of getting "all the writing done"
This was not something that I would usually do, however it became important to make sure that my student was not discouraged too much by the process. I wanted him to focus more on the learning than about all of the frustration of not being able to get it down. I am confident that he will gain strength in his typing, he will be taught it beyond the time I had with him in the classroom. By alleviating some of the stress, I was able to help him learn more about the program, rather than instill more stress into a process that he needs to know.
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