Breaking an activity into small steps is useful because it allows us to:

Breaking an activity into small steps is useful because it allows us to:

• A. Determine what the client is capable of by breaking down steps into goals or benchmarks
• B. Determine payment
• C. Replace therapy
• D. Skip steps

Answer: (A)

Breaking an activity into small steps lets us see what the client can do by turning each step into a goal or benchmark. When you break down a task, you can analyze the specific demands—motor control, sequencing, problem solving, and safety—and identify exactly where the client succeeds and where they need support. This makes it possible to set graded goals that gradually build independence and to measure progress as each milestone is reached. It also guides the selection of appropriate prompts, adaptations, or task modifications to match the client's current abilities. Choices about payment, replacing therapy, or skipping steps don’t address how to assess capability or structure progress, and skipping steps would miss important skills and safety considerations needed for learning.

Breaking an activity into small steps lets us see what the client can do by turning each step into a goal or benchmark. When you break down a task, you can analyze the specific demands—motor control, sequencing, problem solving, and safety—and identify exactly where the client succeeds and where they need support. This makes it possible to set graded goals that gradually build independence and to measure progress as each milestone is reached. It also guides the selection of appropriate prompts, adaptations, or task modifications to match the client's current abilities. Choices about payment, replacing therapy, or skipping steps don’t address how to assess capability or structure progress, and skipping steps would miss important skills and safety considerations needed for learning.