General guidelines for the whip stitch are the same for the running stitch except that the prompt is to make three stitches rather than more stitches.

• Avoid verifying correct or incorrect performance
• Respond to all expressions of concern by saying:

Prompts:

Select the behaviour that most closely matches your observations:

Hold the tool in front of the person:

• with the running stitch on top, and
• the front side of the tool visible.

As you push the tip through the hole, be sure that they can see what you are doing.

Directions

Demonstrate and say at the same time:

Release the lacing and let it fall in front of the tool.

General guidelines for running stitch:

• Avoid verifying correct or incorrect performance
• Respond to all expressions of concern by saying:

Prompts:

• When no attempts are made, say:

• When less than three stitches are made, say:

• If an error is made, say:

Next (Screen 17)

If they are still unable to see the holes then end the stitching activity and do a colouring activity.

End

Try to solve the visual problem by providing reading glasses or improving the lighting.

Say:

Introduce the activity by saying:

Check Vision

Show lacing tool to the person with holes clearly visible and ask:

• If they cannot hold the tool, hold it for them.
• If they cannot pinch the lacing, see if they can hold a large crayon and evaluate colouring.
• If they cannot hold a crayon, end the task.

Say:

Say:

Possible answers:

• Running
• Rarely
• Occasionally
• Very often
• Whip
• Rarely
• Occasionally
• Very often
• Single Cordovan
• Rarely
• Occasionally
• Very often

Experience in doing the running and whip stitches may not impact the result of the stitching activity.

If the single cordovan has been done often then the score maybe invalid.