Adult Transition Program
Functional Academics
While on campus, time is allocated for students to develop financial readiness skills, including identifying money, calculating change, budgeting expenses, and banking skills. Students also practice traditional and digital literacy skills, including composing emails, sending texts, using navigation applications, and identifying community safety signs.
Independent Living Skills
The program routinely targets skills necessary for students to live as independently as possible. The general focus of instruction is on cleaning skills and maintaining personal hygiene. Examples of cleaning skills include washing dishes, doing laundry, and making a bed. Examples of personal hygiene skills include hand washing, caring for one's work attire, and maintaining bodily cleanliness.
Community-Based Instruction
Trips into the community, either as a whole or in small groups, are routinely planned to engage students in various aspects of community life. The primary objective of these trips is to apply the skills mentioned above in real-world contexts. Common destinations include the grocery store, the mall, retail stores, and social events. Associated skills include learning to ride the bus, navigating the community safely by crossing streets, following visual cues of safety signs, and developing stranger awareness.
Melissa Coughlin
Program Specialist
Special Education
(310) 798-8683 x1316
[email protected]