Learning Not to Make a Move

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Parent Collections: Absurdities and Realities of Special Education; Ants in His Pants

Description: This cartoon has four panels arranged in a square pattern. The images each show a student with a plate of food and utensils in front of him and a paraprofessional next to him. In the top left corner the paraprofessional says, "Pick up the spoon." The upper right panel shows the student with the spoon in his hand and the paraprofessional says, "Scoop the food." In the lower left panel the student has scooped the food and the paraprofessional says, "Now raise the spoon..." In the lower right panel as student has raised the spoon partially, the paraprofessional says, "To the mouth." The tag line under the cartoon reads, "Rodney learns not to make a move until he is told."

Subject: Prompting.; Dependence.; Paraprofessional.; Eating.; Task analysis.; Special education.

Note [Digital Version]: 2020-11-27, Center for Digital Initiatives, University of Vermont Libraries