The assumption is that gloves will be attempted, but if not, substitute the word mittens for gloves.
1. Demonstrate to the student the total process that will be performed. This is best done if you stand behind the student so that the visual effect is as it would he when the student performs the task.
2. Using oversized gloves with the fingers cut off, physically guide the student through the process of placing the gloves on his or her hands. (Note. It is sometimes easier if the nondominant hand is the first to receive the glove.)
3. Reduce physical guidance to a level of step-by-step verbal instruction.
4. Replace the gloves with cut-off fingers with oversized gloves with fingers.
5. Replace the oversized gloves with those appropriately sized for the student.
6. Modify step-by-st verbal prompts to a total-task request: "(Name), please put on these gloves."