Sure enough, when she entered the door and placed her things down on her chair, she saw the "lower voice" goal which was deliberately printed in a different color. I then explained the purpose of the goal. Marisa's response was, "I don't want to do it!" I said, "Don't you think it's worth an extra point?" and she said, "No, three points!" I said,"Okay, it's a deal! It's definitely worth it!"
Later in the evening, when I picked Marisa up from her drama club, I asked her what she did in class. As she told me the events of the evening, I realized that the volume of her voice had definitely gone down. "Wow! You're doing a great job of lowering your voice!" I said. I wanted to make sure Marisa knew that I recognized her efforts. Now I know she is very much aware of her new goal, because when I checked her chart this morning, there were 3 points marked next to the "lower voice" goal for yesterday!
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