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 coloring 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 coloring.
• 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.

Introduce yourself and say:

• Start the single cordovan stitch here.

• Insert the tip from the back to front and leave a 1.5 inch (4 cm) tail.

• Tie an overhand knot so that the tail points away from subsequent stitches.

• Begin a single cordovan stitch by pushing the tip through the next hole from front to back.

• Start the whip stitch here.

• Insert the end from the back to front and leave a 1.5 inch (4 cm) tail.

• Tie an overhand knot so that the tail points away from subsequent stitches.

• Make a whip stitch by pushing the tip through the next hole from front to back.