Date: Saturday, October 19, 2002
To: erinburns@jnashc.org
From: ahkamai@oxychem.com
Subject: Thank you

Dear Erin,

Thank you for responding so quickly to my email. I feel much better about Thani attending therapy after you explained what was going to take place during these initial meetings. I appreciate your understanding of me trying to get a better idea of why this initial needs assessment is so important. At first, I just wanted his therapy to hurry up and begin and didn’t see the rationale behind all of these initial assessments. Now, I realize that first assessing Thani’s needs is important because it helps determine what he, as a learner, wants and needs to learn. If the content of the therapy sessions, materials, and your teaching approaches accurately match my husband’s needs, then his motivation to learn and success in oral communication therapy will be greatly enhanced. I think I really get it, Erin.

Many thanks,

Ahka Mai