• Independent Living Skills
• Recreation and Leisure Skills
• Employment Work Skills
• Transition Skills

• Functional Academics
• Community-Based Instruction
• Social/Interpersonal Skills
• Vocational Training

• Personal Safety
• Social Communication Skills
• Transportation

Independent living is defined as skills or tasks that contribute to the successful independent functioning of an individual in adulthood. We often categorize these skills into the major areas related to our daily lives, such as housing, personal care, transportation, and social and recreational opportunities. Each student’s needs in the area of independent living are unique and should be determined through informal and formal age appropriate transitional assessments.

• Cooking Skills
• Kitchen Safety
• Nutrition
• Personal Appearance
• Hygiene
• Personal Health and Well-being
• Home Management Tasks

Community-based work experiences, such as internships, apprenticeships, and other on-the-job training experiences, providing increased opportunities for students to develop problem solving skills addressing a variety of situations within a workplace environment.

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• Vocational Skills
• Vocational Awareness
• Self Advocacy Skills
• Interpersonal Skills

Functional Academics focus on independent living skills and vocational skills, emphasizing communication and social skills in a variety of "real-life" community settings.

• Budgeting
• Making purchases
• Banking
• Resumes

• Reading recipes
• Reading maps
• Filling out forms
• Filling out applications