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Ryan’s Story
Ryan is a very social 15-year-old boy who has moderate mental impairments.
Ryan likes to read early elementary storybooks such as Cat in the Hat, Curious George, Madeline,
Time Magazine for Kids, and some sections of the daily newspaper. Ryan recently wrote his own book on sledding. He thoroughly enjoyed reading his book to other elementary
students. When he is reading, Ryan often skips or substitutes words and relies on graphics and memory.
Ryan needs support in organizing personal and school-related information, managing his personal
belongings, and being responsible for his schedule and communications between home and school. He is working on marking important dates on his calendar and using that
information to write and deliver notes home and to school.
Another of Ryan’s goals is to choose and rehearse at least 15 different children’s books. He then
goes weekly to read at a nearby elementary school. Ryan will decide how he wants to read the book, if he wants help, or what additional material he may need when reading the
story.
Through these activities, Ryan is working on the graduation standards in the areas of Read, View and
Listen; Write and Speak; Physical Education and Lifetime Fitness; and Economics and Business. Ryan is doing graduation standards.
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