Independent Living (Period 7)
Course Description
Independent Living is one of the alternate curriculum courses that will help students become productive, independent adults by improving functional skills in the domains of communications, self-care/independent living, motor skills/mobility, vocational, social/emotional and recreation/leisure. Alternate curriculum courses align functional skills with standards-based core curriculum using a subset of the California standards in English/language arts, mathematics, science, and history/social science.
Independent Living is a competency-based course that emphasizes communication, self-care, daily living, reading, writing, computational, socialization, and community resource skills. It identifies areas for educational participation and develops awareness of one’s own and others’ disabilities. It also incorporates performance objectives to enable individuals to develop basic skills for greater independence within the community and at place of residence. Students enter into and move through the standards at an individual pace. Independent Living follows the Life Skills and Functional Academics competencies outlined in course 3:0100 referenced in document 43-15-56.
Independent Living is a competency-based course that emphasizes communication, self-care, daily living, reading, writing, computational, socialization, and community resource skills. It identifies areas for educational participation and develops awareness of one’s own and others’ disabilities. It also incorporates performance objectives to enable individuals to develop basic skills for greater independence within the community and at place of residence. Students enter into and move through the standards at an individual pace. Independent Living follows the Life Skills and Functional Academics competencies outlined in course 3:0100 referenced in document 43-15-56.