Teacher: Karen Gross      Aides: Diane So, Karmen Russell

We study community-based instruction: shopping, reading grocery lists, using money, social skills, ordering from menus.

Functional Skills Acquisition includes cooking, washing dishes, self-help skills, vocational training, direction following, and socialization.

We swim at the downtown YMCA each Monday.

We have lunch at Lyon’s restaurant every Tuesday.

Fifth graders act as peer tutors for reading, 15 to 20 minutes each day.