Developing work skills
is essential for academic achievement and independence. It is an
important predictor of success in adulthood. This service will help
children develop the basic skills needed to learn. The sessions
will focus on getting the child to learn skills such as to
sit down
give attention to the task
initiate tasks
refocus after distractions
work independently
request help
understand "wait"
use trial and error
self correct
understand and indicate "finished"
understand a work/reward routine
Depending on the skill being taught, various
teaching methods such as discrete trial, incidental teaching, and
structured teaching will be used to help the child learn and succeed.
Parent participation is necessary for the child to generalize the
skills learned to the home and school. Emphasis will be placed on
making skills functional for the home setting and a home routines
homework sheet will be used each session. Each session will occur
at the center and last 60 minutes. The number of sessions may range
from 4 to 10.
