PO674: Functional Academics for the Real World

  • PMD: 3,4
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 8: Promoting Academic Success

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. increase an understanding of academic skills deficits and the application of evidence-based practice to address the academic deficit within a real world functional setting;
  2. expand understanding of the evidence-based practice of behavioral skills training within an academic framework;
  3. obtain valuable knowledge in the shaping of self-regulation problem solving skills for individuals with disabilities; and
  4. gain an understanding of combining reading and math intervention into a functional intervention.

Description

Introductory level presentation that provides individuals with a functional academic intervention that incorporates applicable life skills into the class setting, therefore increasing independence and well-being for adolescents with disabilities.

Presenter(s)

Mallie N. Donald, Mississippi State University
Kayla E. Bates-Brantley, PhD, Mississippi State University
Hailey E. Ripple, Mississippi State University

Contributor(s)

Landon Bonner, Jillian G. Ressler, Cecelia A. Powell

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