My students all have a moderate to severe intellectual disability. Their future isn't career or college based. Their future is life skills and independent living skills based. We work daily on academics, career skills, and independent living/life skills. The most important topic is their independence and ability to care for themselves. They do not know how to clean, cook, handle hygiene, wash clothing, etc. These are all skills that many of us take for granted. These essential life skills are a focal point for my students. They need to learn how to complete simple things like changing their clothing after an accident, washing their dirty clothing, making their own drink, making a simple food item or meal, basic communication skills, and self-care things like brushing teeth and flossing.
My Project
Functional academics are the basic reading, writing, and math skills that we all take for granted. These skills help us complete daily tasks that promote independence such as telling time, working with money, reading a recipe, filling out forms, etc. The items requested will help my class work on these skills.
The leveled readers are very important for my students who have mastered some basic sight words and phonics instruction.
It will allow them to apply those skills and begin reading simple stories to build confidence. The sentence building activities will allow them to apply those same skills and complete sentences and create sentences.
The math activities like the Melissa & Doug calendar, telling time, and money mats will allow my students to practice basic math skills. They will use the calendar daily to practice the days of the week, the month, finding a date on a calendar, and understanding weather.
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