Educational Considerations

Supports  The assistance a person may need to function in an academic setting Minimal support Extensive supports Pervasive supports

Types of support  Enhances a persons ability to live, learn, and work with greater independence  Can be anything needed Persons Adaptations Modifications Environmental changes

Types of supports  Befriending  Financial planning  Employee assistance  Behavioral support  In-home living assistance  Community access and use  Health assistance

Natural supports  “Capacity or competence, if developed or restored through training or treatment, belongs to the individual and may in fact reduce the disability…personal support services facilitate function while present but do not reduce the intrinsic disability.”

Community Based Instruction  Important for persons with mental retardation Assists with developmental of higher order thinking skills Need for generalization lessened Employment opportunities Social opportunities

Socially adaptive behaviors  Communication  Acceptable social behaviors  Emotional issues

Language Issues  Receptive language  Expressive language  Vocabulary development  Structure of language  Non verbal language

Functional curriculum  Must generalize to next placement  Must be useful in a variety of settings  Must be related to a life activity  Striving for productivity

Age appropriate  Dignity of instruction  “We act as we are treated.”  Striving for independence  Self reliance  Self determination