At the completion
of this unit, my students with developmental disabilities should be able to
identify a person at work. They should also understand that there are many
different kinds of work and jobs. The children will able to communicate that work
may require many different tasks in one job.
Students need to know that jobs can be fun and that their job may lead
them to leisure time interests and activities.
Why this unit was developed is because many students with
disabilities do not differentiate between realistic work opportunities and fantasy
jobs. For example, many of my students
may want to be doctors in a hospital and by exploring the field of health
services, we can find that there numerous types of jobs within their field of interest
that require skill levels within their abilities that they can achieve, and can
also be fun and interesting to them as a career.
Hooking the students on career exploration is often exciting when it
involves real-life prompts and field trips to various locations within the
community.
Engaging the students by involving them in hands-on activities,
projects, and work assignments will increase their interest level and increase
their levels of critical thinking skills.
Rethink and revising the lessons will be essential to meet the needs
of each student’s
individual needs and abilities.
Exhibiting their individual programs around the classroom will allow
the students
to share with others what they have learned. Expressing what they
learned may be one way evaluate the new knowledge they have gained.