What it is
	  
An area of student need, involving hygiene, dressing, toileting and/or eating.
Teaching Strategies
	
	
Instructional
	•	Implement strategies suggested by an occupational and/or physical therapist.
•	Develop and implement alternate programming on the student’s IEP, pertaining to personal care, self-advocacy, peer social skills, etc.
•	Provide extra time for personal care needs to be met.
•	Develop a schedule for staff support for the student.
•	Assess the current level of functioning and plan for tasks that the student can do.
•	Allow extra time for task completion.
•	Use assistive technology.
•	Encourage and reward efforts in self-care.
•	Privately talk to the student about self-care.
	
Environmental
	•	Use preferential seating, so that the student has extra room and can easily enter and exit.
•	Provide access to elevators.
•	Provide access to lockers with extra space.
•	Provide availability and usage of accessible washrooms.
•	Ensure staff is available for toileting.
•	Provide the necessary supplies in the washroom.
•	Post visual/written steps for self-care procedures in the washroom.
•	Ensure materials are reachable.
•	Develop emergency evacuation procedures and post these.
•	Provide a large/table desk to accommodate a wheel chair, if used.
	
Assessment
	•	Provide extra time.
•	Use computers and assistive equipment/technology.
•	Use oral tests and/or a scribe.
•	Allow breaks for self-care and/or to combat fatigue.
•	Provide a choice in assessments, so that the student can utilize his/her strengths.
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