ERIC Number: ED322684
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1990
Pages: 341
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-0-88450-410-7
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Housework: Words and Chores for Daily Living Skills. Book 2.
Riley, Anita Marcott; Whitted, Paula A. Farmer
This is the second of three books in a series providing a systematic training program of relevant daily living skills for individuals with moderate to severe mental impairment. Useful terms and expressions are taught through crossword puzzles, experience stories, picture sequencing, flip books, word closure and other exercises. This book covers skills and processes relating to emptying trashcans, vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping. Sample form letters to parents, skills profiles, and lists of goals and objectives are included for reproduction. An introductory chapter discusses the program rationale, chapter components, and guidelines for implementing a training program based on this system. Includes 12 references. (PB)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Economics Skills, Homemaking Skills, Housework, Interpersonal Competence, Moderate Mental Retardation, Severe Mental Retardation, Teaching Methods
Communication Skill Builders, 3830 E. Bellevue, P.O. Box 42050, Tucson, AZ 85733 ($29.95, Catalog No. 7668; set of 3, $75.00).
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Note: For related documents, see EC 231 875-877.