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Teaching functional life skills is one of the most important aspects of special education. For students with disabilities, recognizing and understanding community signs is essential for promoting independence and safety. That's why I created the Community Signs Functional Skills Unit, a resource designed specifically to teach students how to navigate their everyday environment with confidence.

A Sign of the Week routine provides structured, repeated exposure to important signs, helping students develop recognition & comprehension!

Students with disabilities need explicit and repetitive instruction, so it's important that we maximize our instruction across school...

Going to the grocery store is one of my favorite community based instruction experiences. When I taught middle school, we were lucky to...

Looking for a structured way to teach functional life skills in your special education classroom? Sign of the Week is a ready-to-use...

One thing that I love doing is helping teachers find a good balance between functional skills and academics. I think that my elementary...

Teaching students to match is an essential language skill. It builds vocabulary and comprehension and is a prerequisite to many...

Today, I want to share my top tips for making community based instruction a successful experience for everyone involved.

A mail delivery program is a perfect way to practice and generalize social skills, pre-vocational skills and even sorting