• Classroom Procedures for
    Mrs. Welch

    Our life skills support classroom provides students with growth experiences in language development, self-help skills, social development, functional academics, and vocational skills.

     A functional curriculum, based on the following domains of independent living, is utilized to teach skills and provide activities related to daily living skills:
     
    *Functional Academics – Reading, writing and math
    *Personal Maintenance – Feeding, drinking, toileting, grooming, and clothing care *Recreation/Leisure – Spectator activities, hobbies, and physical fitness
    *Interpersonal Communication – Responding to others, identifying self and others, and exploring self

    *Community – Social interaction and travel

    *Social/Behavioral/Affective – Responsible behavior and understanding emotions


    Individual, small group, and whole group instruction is provided through various means including community-based instruction (shopping, banking, and transportation), which is designed to teach students to use the classroom skills and appropriate behaviors in real-life situations.

     
                                  Grade levels in my classroom are third  through fifth grade.