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Valletutti, Peter J.; And Others – 1996
This third of three manuals providing a curriculum for students with disabilities focuses on the development of functional academic skills. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the curriculum and offers guidelines for developing instructional plans for the following three units of study. Unit 1 is on the development of functional…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Beginning Reading, Curriculum
Radd, Tommie R. – 2003
This book is a guide for teachers, counselors, administrators, and other helping professionals. The focus of the book is to provide an innovative approach to education that develops students' spirit, purpose, and potential. The author shows educators how to: create inviting schools that foster maximum student success; turn classrooms into life…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aptitude, Character Education, Counseling Techniques
Download full textWehmeyer, Michael L. – 1995
This technical manual describes "The Arc's Self Determination Scale," a student self-report measure of self-determination designed for use by adolescents with disabilities, particularly students with mild mental retardation and learning disabilities. The test was designed to be a tool to enable students to become more self-determined by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Daily Living Skills, Independent Living
Kaplan, Lawrence D., Ed. – 1988
The collection of native tales from King Island, Alaska, contains tales told originally in Inupiaq Eskimo by seven native elders. Introductory sections provide background information on the storytellers, King Island Village and its people, traditional life there, and the language of the King Islanders. The 25 tales are divided into groups:…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Beliefs, Birth, Daily Living Skills
Alarcon, Hernando Bernal – 1978
Educacion Fundamental Integral (EFI) is an educational process which aims to help Colombia's rural population to improve their living conditions. EFI adapts to the concrete circumstances of the person in his own environment. Objectives of EFI are to make the rural people: responsible for the work necessary for their own development; work together;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Daily Living Skills
Levinson, Edward M. – 1998
This book focuses on transition--the facilitation of the postsecondary adjustment of students, particularly those with disabilities, to work, leisure, and independent functioning in the community. Chapter 1 reviews definitions of transition, highlights a transdisciplinary transition model, and reviews federal legislation to facilitate transition.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education, Career Planning
McKay, Heather; Tom, Abigail – 1999
This book addresses the special needs of adults studying English, particularly those who have immigrated to English-speaking countries. It provides a useful summary of the principles involved in teaching adults as well as a wealth of activities specially designed for adult learners. The book is divided into three sections. Section 1 contains an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Riches, Vivienne C. – 1993
This manual is designed to assist trainers in using the Australian Standards of Work Performance in ongoing functional assessment and databased training of disabled persons for employment. It is divided into three sections. Section 1 begins with an overview of the functional assessment component of a databased training system and details the…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills
Driver, Lynn E.; Nelson, Virginia Simson; Warschausky, Seth A. – 1997
The 16 chapters comprising this manual are intended to provide a practical guide for meeting the needs of ventilator-assisted children. Chapters have the following titles and authors: (1)"Spectrum of Care" (Virginia Simson Nelson and Lynn E. Driver); (2) "Long-Term Airway Management for the Ventilator-Assisted Child" (Ann Marie…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Ancillary School Services, Child Rearing, Communication Skills
Dultz, Ron – 1993
This book maintains that much of what children and adolescents are taught in school is of limited use to them in succeeding in life. It notes that although most school curricula focus on factual knowledge and cultural enrichment, they fall short in providing students with an education that focuses on individual abilities and inclinations,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills, Educational Attitudes
Motus, Cecile L. – 1971
A collection of 54 lessons in Hiligaynon, one of the major languages of the Philippines, is divided into 12 units, each lesson intended for about 4 to 5 hours of classroom instruction. A brief grammar summary introduces each unit. A structural content note begins each lesson within the units, followed by microdialogues (two to four lines)…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Class Activities, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills
Carter, Carol – 1990
Primarily intended for college freshmen, this book provides practical advice and hints on ways to succeed in college and on setting career goals. Thirteen chapters outline and discuss various life skills and "tools" for succeeding in college and on the job, including planning and organizing; problem solving/analytical skills;…
Descriptors: Careers, College Freshmen, College Students, Communication Skills
Shadoin, Linda M.; Cook-Griffin, Joni; Peterson, Jane L. – 1999
This book is designed to assist practitioners who work with families teach life skills to parents, caregivers, and older teenagers to help families solve daily living problems. Chapters 1 through 3 of the book describe the development of and need for this practitioners' guide, discuss the importance of skill teaching, and present the organization…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Basic Skills, Child Caregivers, Daily Living Skills
Delaruelle, Susan – 1998
The student's textbook contains lessons in intermediate English based on a fictitious community in Australia and its inhabitants. Lessons focus on two types of interaction: those with an interpersonal motivation (e.g., casual conversations), and those with pragmatic motivation (e.g., buying and selling, seeking help). The casual conversations are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiotape Recordings, Conflict Resolution, Conversational Language Courses
Delaruelle, Susan – 1998
The teacher's guide contains lessons in intermediate English based on a fictitious community in Australia and its inhabitants. Lessons focus on two types of interaction: those with an interpersonal motivation (e.g., casual conversations), and those with pragmatic motivation (e.g., buying and selling, seeking help). The teacher's book provides a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conflict Resolution, Conversational Language Courses, Daily Living Skills
