Functional Living Skills and Transitions Flashcards
A special education teacher works with high school student, many of whom wish to obtain a job after graduation. What would be the most effective way for the teacher to promote the student’s successful transition from school to employment?
providing opportunities for students to receive training tat a desire job location while still at school
A special education teacher will be teaching middle school student with Down syndrome how to make a sandwich. What would be the most effective first step for the teacher to take in addressing this goal?
break down the task of making a sandwich into a series of smaller tasks.
What strategy is likely to be the most effective in promoting a successful transition from middle school to high school for a student with special needs?
Providing opportunities for the student to visit the high school and meet with staff who will be directly working with him.
A high school special education teacher would like to increase her student participation in civic activities. What strategy is likely to be the most effective for this purpose?
arranging for students to attend meetings and events of civic organizations that are of interest to them.
A special education teacher works in a self contained elementary school classroom with students who have moderate intellectual disabilities. The teacher is planning a series of lessons on nutrition that include having students prepare and taste a variety of foods. In addition to asking student’s parents and guardians about any possible food allergies, it would be most important for the teacher to find out whether any students:
have dietary restrictions due to cultural or religious beliefs
A middle school special education teacher wishes to increase students knowledge of and participation in different types of leisure activities. What strategy is likely to be most effective in addressing this goal?
scheduling time during the week for students to learn and practice a variety of games and activities
A high school special education teacher provides copies of checkbook registers with a balance of $50, fake checks and $30 in play money to students in her resource room. The teacher then gives the students several advertising from various stores and asks them to make a list of items they need and want. Students pay for the items with their money as they wish and then discuss their purchases. What describes the primary benefit to students of this type of activity?
students will begin to learn basic money management skills necessary for becoming independent adults
A high school student with multiple disabilities is preparing to make the transition from the school setting to adult life. What resources would typically play the most significant role in facilitating this transition?
the state department of vocational rehabilitation and local service agencies that provide training or direct services and support with various living arrangements.
A high school senior who has a moderate intellectual disability has expressed a desire to find a job after she graduates. Her parents are concerned that she will require a great deal of assistance in preparing for and obtaining a job that meets her skills, interests, and limitations. What strategy should the special education teacher use first to assist the student in determining the type of employment most suitable for her?
administering a vocational assessment to better identify the student’s strengths and needs in relation to various jobs
A high school student who has a learning disability and epilepsy tells her special education teacher that she occasionally has physical symptoms before experiencing a seizure. Based on this information, would be be most important for the teacher to:
work with the student to create strategies for the student to use to protect herself when she recognized the physical symptoms that indicate she will soon have a seizure.
A student with a learning disability in reading will be attending college in the fall. The student tells her special education teacher that she is concerned that her college classes will be too difficult. What strategy would like be the most effective in helping the student make a successful transition?
discussing with the student how to self identify at the college’s office of disability services
