ERIC Number: ED248684
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1982
Pages: 503
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Curriculum Guides for SSSQ.
McCarron, Lawrence; And Others
The curriculum guide was designed to teach prevocational and independent living skills to students with a wide range of handicapping conditions. The SSSQ (Street Survival Skills Questionnaire) curriculum presents information on objectives, materials, suggested performance criteria, teacher strategies, and specific students activities for the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): basic concepts, colors, up/down, right/left); functional signs (red light/green light, streetcrossing sign, hospital sign); tools (identification and use of common hand tools); domestic management (storage of frozen and refrigerated food, toilet cleaning, laundry); health, first aid and safety (toothbrushing, fingernail clippers, well balanced diets); public services (bus riding, libraries, personal checks); time (clock time, calendar time); money (coin identification, money equivalence); and measurements (room temperature, seasonal clothing). (CL)
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, First Aid, Homemaking Skills, Money Management, Practical Arts, Prevocational Education, Safety, Self Care Skills, Telephone Usage Instruction, Time, Travel Training
Research and Training Center in Mental Retardation, Texas Tech University, Box 4510, Lubbock, TX 79409 ($12.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Administration on Developmental Disabilities (DHHS), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. Research and Training Center in Mental Retardation.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A