Well, yesterday was the day in the life of this first grader; he tied a floppy shoelace all by himself.
He practices quite often and he is motivated, key components in becoming independent with any task, I'd say.
This step is the most challenging:
When that loop goes "through the tunnel" it has a hard time finding its way and, oftentimes, the whole sequence crumbles apart.
Next step is tying his own shoes independently, first practicing with his shoes on a table at a comfortable height and then while he's leaning down to the floor and wearing them. He's on the way to handling this everyday task all by himself.
2-19 Update: This morning he tied his own shoe when he was not wearing it. Then...he put it back on his foot and tied it again! His teacher and I witnessed the feat and congratulated him enormously.
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