A 12TH-GRADE INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDE FOR HOME LIVING IS PRESENTED. THE PURPOSES ARE--TO DEVELOP SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROBLEMS OF ADULT FAMILY LIVING AND OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MATURITY IN THESE RELATIONSHIPS, TO EMPHASIZE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF FAMILY RESOURCES, AND TO PROVIDE PRACTICE IN PLANNING,…

Written from the perspective of a blind rehabilitation teacher, the paper focuses on teaching daily living skills to visually impaired persons. Of primary importance is early instruction in daily living skills integrated into the child's total life experience. The parent's role as a direct and consistent influence on the way children perceive the…

Discusses a series of workshops run by The Early Childhood Resource Bank in London, Ontario, desgned to enable adults to live more joyously with children through an increased understanding of themselves, their children, social pressures, and lastly, through the development of real practical skills which in turn will make for freedom to develop…

Specific procedures to instruct the blind in daily activities essential to personal management are described in areas of hygiene, grooming, clothing, and cosmetics. Detailed techniques are also provided for various aspects of homemaking such as cleaning, ironing, sewing, cooking, and child care. Additional guidelines include instruction in…

Two dyads of students (ages 10-12) with moderate mental retardation were taught domestic and vocational chained tasks, with each student of each dyad being taught just a part of the task. Results indicated that constant time delay was effective, and all students learned a substantial amount of their partners' tasks through observation. (Author/JDD)

Issues involved in domestic living skills training with severely handicapped students are examined. The importance of verifying subenvironments within the student's home (e.g., to teach operation of a gas stove to a student with a gas stove at home) is emphasized. Instructional emphases are delineated for early childhood, elementary school, middle…

A system of point cards, which may be redeemed in tokens, money, or privileges, motivates mentally retarded teenagers to succeed in a "homeliving" classroom employing individualized work stations to prepare functioning students to leave the institution and live in the community. The classroom procedures are outlined. (AJ)

Presented is a curriculum guide on household arts developed as part of the Adjustment Training Program of the Greater Pittsburgh Guild for the Blind. Objectives and learning experiences are described for the following seven units: orientation in the kitchen, basic food preparation, advanced food preparation, laundry, housekeeping, basic sewing,…

Intended for use by personnel in home economics extension, community development, classroom teaching, health education, and other programs involving home and family life, this handbook can serve as a guide for the village level worker or as a teaching aid and text to teachers of village level workers. The first section describes how the village…

This guide contains lesson plans for teaching consumer and homemaking skills to homeless families to support their transition to more secure and traditional lifestyles. Prioritized and developed based on the needs assessment of homeless families at the Salvation Army Gateway Transitional Housing in San Francisco, the 20 lessons in the guide cover…

Two multiple baseline designs were used to evaluate a two-stage model for training four young adults with visual and cognitive impairments to grocery shop. A task-analytical flow chart of the behavioral skills involved in grocery shopping was used to increase completed skill steps and the number of correct items purchased. (Contains references.)…

The article discusses a vocational home economics program offered at Bellingham High School, (Washington) in which students received practical homemaking training from the elderly and the elderly received homemaking services that helped them manage their altered circumstances and live independently in their own homes. (Author/BP)

This is the first 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…

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…

This is the third 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…