SusanM Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 A "life skills-type class" was recently brought up as a possibility for my 8 year old with ID. What kind of life skills do they teach 8 year olds? She takes care of her own hygiene needs and I believe her other skills (except academic skills) are on par or maybe only slightly behind her same age peers. Her academic needs are significant (still considered a pre-reader or maybe beginning K reader, and working on addition/subtraction within 1-10) but she can understand and retain a lot of information that she hears (not all, but a fair amount). I don't know, it seemed to be a very "we don't know what to do with her, so how about this" type of suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Lisa Lightner Posted November 7, 2022 Administrators Share Posted November 7, 2022 A life skills classroom is not defined by IDEA. Best to ask. https://adayinourshoes.com/should-your-child-be-in-a-life-skills-classroom-how-to-decide/ For more information, you can find me here: A Day in our Shoes Planet Sesame Street Doggy Lovin The IEP Toolkit Online IEP Advocacy Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusanM Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 All I can picture is her learning how to pay bills and do laundry. She's 8 years old. My new plan is to win the Powerball and homeschool her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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