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Travel Instruction
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Travel Instruction is individualized instruction to teach students with disabilities other than blindness or visual impairment the skills necessary to travel safely and efficiently within home, school, and community environments. Travel Instruction includes components that enable individuals to develop both awareness and the skills to travel effectively and safely.
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Travel Instruction Services
FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT (INTERNAL/EXTERNAL) A functional assessment of the student's strengths and needs for skill development related to travel situations. The travel instructor observes orientation skills, basic pedestrian skills, use of public transportation, life skills associated with travel and ability to problem-solve.
TRAVEL AWARENESS LESSONS These individualized lessons offer the student a general overview of skills associated with travel. Community-based trips are designed to introduce the student to concepts which may include, but are not limited to: an overview of public transportation, pedestrian safety and street-crossing skills, orientation skills, and functional life skills such as the use of the public telephone.
INDEPENDENT TRAVEL INSTRUCTION A short-term, comprehensive instructional program designed to teach the student how to travel safely and independently to/from a destination. Before traveling independently, the student must demonstrate 100% proficiency in required competencies which include, but are not limited to: pedestrian safety and street crossing ability, public transit procedures, appropriate social interactions, and ability to solve problems and handle travel contingencies.
TEACHER CONSULTATION/CBI/TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS AIU Travel Instructors are available to provide teacher consultation and in-service for the development of curriculum related to travel skills. Consultation can be provided for inclusion of travel concepts in classroom lessons and school-based experiences such as community based instruction for individual students or entire classrooms.
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Travel Instruction Components
Student Assessment. Determine the student's present levels in travel skills and recommend to the IEP team which component of instruction would best meet his/her needs.
Travel Related Skills Instruction. Consultation on activities and curriculum to be facilitated by classroom teachers within the school building to increase the student's purposeful movement and ability levels in identified travel related skills.
Travel Awareness Lessons. Instruction during a short series of introductory lessons to community locations using public transit.
Independent Travel Instruction. Short-term comprehensive instruction utilizing public transit on the actual route and during the times the student travels until he/she demonstrates mastery of required competencies.
