A visual map or storyboard of the steps to successful completion of an assignment is very helpful in bringing meaning to his learning as it situates a boy’s progress in a way that connects to his visual-spatial abilities.
Here is a template that a boy can use to plan work. In the sample below it is used for science. It can either be used in WORD where students type the stage information–or you can just print out the pdf version and they write it in by hand.

WORD TEMPLATE VERSION                   PDF VERSION