EHS-ECAP 2014-2015

Areas
Functional
academics/
Independent
living

Functional
academics/
Independent
living

Functional
academics/
Life-self-help
skills

CCSS
L.1.2 Writing/Speaking
Demonstrate command
of the conventions of
Standard English
capitalization, punctuation
and spelling writing.
Vocabulary Acquisition
L.1.4 Determine or
clarify the meaning of
unknown and multiplemeaning words and
phrases based on grade
choosing flexibly from
an array of strategies.
Reading Informational
Text Craft and Structure
RI.1.6
Distinguish
between information
provided by pictures or
other illustrations and
information provided by
the words in a text.

Life Centered Education

Teacher: Amalia Tomlinson Assistants: Ms. Kinsky

Activities/lessons
Fine motor coordination
Writing exercises:
Hand/arm movements,
tracing lower/upper case
letters
Writing exercises by
using paper and
classroom board

Resources

Oral Language/
Vocabulary
Reading sight words and
short sentences and/or
paragraphs. Mechanics
(spelling and
punctuation)

Cross curriculum topics

-Series of books in classroom
(short stories)
-Students Word bank
Social skills training book
-Unique Learning System
Promethean Board

Reading comprehension
Social Studies
Retelling, video
modeling. Anticipation. c

-Social Stories readers Book

-Retelling / grammar
map/graphic organizer
Promethean Board
Unique Learning System
CEC May/June 2014
CEC October 2014

Functional
academics/
Independent
living

MATH 30A.
Solve problems involving
four operations, and
identify and explain
patterns in arithmetic

Functional Math:
Home Economics
Money, fractions, plus
value. Computational
Telling Time
(digital/analog)

Functional
academics/
Independent
living/Life
skills

Career Readiness in
preparation for workforce
-Social skills
-Sense of community
-Teamwork

Life Skills
Public transportation
training.
Community activities
Teamwork

-Edmark functional word

Recognition
(food/job/vocab)
-Print environmental
-Survival vocabulary books.
-Promethean Board

-Unique Learning Center

-Book CEC student life
centered
-The Syracuse Community
reference curriculum
-Life experience
Promethean Board
Community success book
Grocery stores
Promethean Board
Unique Learning System

Evidence based practice

Visual support
Concrete and multiple
Example
Prompting
Positive reinforcement
Direct instruction

Prompting/fading
Peer support
Visual support
Direct instruction

Outputs
Improve:
handwriting/
Penmanship
vocabulary
Func. Communication

Improve:
Expressive and
receptive language
Spelling
Expand vocabulary

Visual support
Peer mediated instruction and
intervention

Improve:
Retelling/ Apply
information
Social /Comm skills
Career readiness

Prompting
Concrete examples
Computer assisted instruction

Improve
Functional math skills
Money management

Visual support
Variety of settings
Prompting
Peer mediated (teamwork)

Improve Study skills

Organization
self-monitoring,
advocacy and
independence
Career readiness

Note: All the activities are intertwined; all of them will be addressed toward: Life skills, career readiness (social skills) and social communication