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Practice Examples
 Example
#2
You are Steve's mentor. Steve is a high school student. He likes sports, especially football. He is really interested in computers. He has cerebral palsy. He uses a wheelchair and an AAC system. Steve writes you this E-mail message:
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"I just started a new class in computer programming. Pretty cool except that I am not very good at it yet. Have you ever done any programming? Do you like it? Do you think I will?" |
Which of these answers would be the best one for you to send if you were Steve’s mentor?
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"Wow! Sounds great, Steve! I haven’t done any programming
myself but it sounds really cool. I don’t think that you
will regret taking the class! You really like computers. Programming
will be a great skill to have when you are looking for jobs later
on. Don’t worry if you are not very good at it yet. Remember
you just started. It takes time to learn a new skill. What have
you learned so far? What kinds of things are you having trouble
with? Are the other students having trouble also? Let me know
how it is going. If you are still having trouble we can talk more
about it." |
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"Wow! Sounds like a great class, Steve. You should take some more courses in computer programming. And you should definitely major in computer programming in college. You’ll have a lot more job opportunities if you do!" |
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"Steve, great idea! I love computer programming. I started in high school just like you. I used to ace all my classes in high school. That’s what I majored in at college. Now I’m a really good programmer. That’s what I do for my job." |
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"Steve, if you’re having trouble at this early stage, I think that you should drop the class. If you want to go to college, you need to get good grades. How’s your school work going anyway? I think you really need to focus on math and English right now." |
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