Developmental Disabilities in the News: Real World Lessons Help ...

Adam Troyer using a stationary
bike at Volt Fitness in Glen Rock.

Confronting a tidal wave of autism and other mental disorders, educators have turned to ?community-based instruction,? a program that extends learning with experiences outside the classroom.
For students at the Phoenix Center in Nutley, that means phys ed includes hitting the treadmill and weights at a fitness center.
Students at the Sinai Shalem High School in Teaneck study math in class, then practice addition and subtraction by depositing coins at a bank.
And those at the Forum School in Waldwick learn patience ? that absolute necessity of society ? by waiting in line at a grocery store.

Source: http://disabilitiesnews.blogspot.com/2012/12/real-world-lessons-help-new-jersey.html

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