Lesson VOC 11
Task: Use a C-clamp.
Prerequisites: ADT 4, SEN 12, SEN 13, VOC 10
Concept: This activity is an extension of the fine-motor skills involved with the pre¬requisite skill of bolting pieces together (VOC 10). The actual use of a C-clamp is sec¬ondary to using a tool to achieve some productive outcome. In this case, to provide more purpose, glue will also be used to achieve the lesson's objective. Skill in this area can be generalized to state that the student is obtaining some familiarity with tools. Behavioral Objective: When requested to assemble two pieces of wood together using glue and a C-clamp, the student will perform that activity to a 9096 accuracy level for 20 trials.
Materials: A variety of C-clamps, some pieces of wood, wood glue, and a small paintbrush.
Task Analysis:
1. Introduce the student to each of the items identified in the materials section. It is not necessary for the student to name them, but some observed under¬standing of the different items, such as pointing to each object (ADT 4), should be used to ensure that the student knows the names of the items
2. Using the small paintbrush, physically guide the student through the process of applying a small amount of glue to a specific part of a piece of wood and then placing the two pieces of wood together.
3. Introduce the C-clamp and practice moving the screw in and out.
4. Repeat Step 2 and physically guide the student through the process of using the clamp to hold the wood together.
5. Continue Step 4, gradually reducing physical guidance until only step-by-step verbal guidance is needed.
6. Reduce all guidance to the total-task request: "Please put this together.