“The students loved how they could all take responsibility for their own actions and could use what
worked best for them to eliminate any obstacles that were hindering them.” |
| - S.W., 2nd Grade, Orlando, FL |
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| “It (I Can Do That! Kids) teaches them how to block or shield negative thoughts. It empowers them and gives them skills to be active learners. It shows them how to break tasks down to keep them from being overwhelmed.” |
| - J. F., 4th Grade, Bohemia, NY |
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“You have given me a resource that helps me help my students focus on the “process” of learning. At first I thought I am going to lose instructional time, but now I see how this actually saves me time.” |
| - Deborah Guiney, Instrumental Music 4 & 5th Grade, Bohemia, NY |
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“The program can be used when working on any concept, and I think that's the most important part. The kids have learned to use their action stars and have accepted that OBST can come in any form and can be defeated when doing anything, whether it's climbing the monkey bars or working through a tough math test. The variety of resources (from the program) helps kids to differentiate how to use this program. The fact that everything is visual / tactile helps tremendously when working with young children.” |
| - J. A., 2nd Grade, Hartford, CT |
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“What I like about the program is:
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- It’s appealing to the children because of the game-like nature. They are motivated by this.”
- You can use one program to meet the needs of different types of learners instead of managing multiple programs.
- We tend to forget to acknowledge those who are doing their work because we are paying attention to those who are struggling. This gives them a way to be recognized for their progress and achievements. It’s on them – this is taking pressure off of me.
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| - M.L., 2nd Grade, Ronkonkoma, NY |
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“It has become a culture within in the school. The students are eager to use the Action Stars in order to defeat the challenges at hand.”
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| - Darlene Grande, Music K - 5, Orlando, FL |
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| “It is helpful to be able to recommend I Can Do That! Kids as a resource to teachers. We (school psychologists) typically must create our own materials, charts, and behavior intervention plans. I find this program to be a systematic and regulated plan for working with students who face either academic or behavioral challenges.” |
| - Dr. Allison Pope, School Psychologist, Bohemia, NY |
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“While writing on the board during a lesson and without making any references to I Can Do That! Kids, I overheard one student saying to another, “I’m not going to let OBST stop me!” Hearing that makes me realize the students “own it.” |
| - L. R., 2nd Grade, Blue Point, NY |
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“The kids were totally engaged and many of my overachievers "got" the concept 100%. Now I think I need a bigger class OBST poster; (used magnets to cover him up on my magnet board) worked like a dream... my underachievers were engaged and my slowest learner came up to the board and tried; used FOCUS and asked a friend to help; such success when they laced the magnet on OBST... A very worthwhile concept for classroom teachers; now that I have tried it... very valuable tool.” |
| - Kathy Caton, Music, Grades 1-5 and Special Education, Ronkonkoma, NY |
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| “The "I Can Do That, Kids" program has been a strong aid in management and motivation in this particular Special Education class. I have noticed tremendous growth in behavior and motivation. The students were focused, engaged and displayed genuine enjoyment of the class.” |
| - Jon-Michael Lascher, Director of Music and Fine Arts, Bohemia, NY |
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| “He (my student) likes the idea that it is a game to him. He likes to see that he is accomplishing something. He can look and see that he has succeeded in the past and is capable of succeeding again.” |
| - S. B., Mattituck, NY |
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“I Can Do That! Kids taps into children’s intrinsic motivation to learn for the sake of learning and to take on new challenges… I can think of few greater gifts to give a child than the gift of knowing that they can be successful in trying new things in life.” |
- Dr. Donna Pincus, Ph.D.,
Child Psychologist and Associate Professor, Boston University. |
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