D5 Classroom

Classroom Staff:

Catalina Gutierrez - Paraprofessional 
Rochelle Necas - Teacher
Becky Lewis - Paraprofessional

D5 is a Severely Multiply Impaired classroom with students ages six to eleven. This classroom consist of one teacher and two para-professionals.  Key areas focused on in the class include positioning, standing, and other mobility skills. Communication skills are worked on through the usage of augmentative communication devices, sign language, and switches. Adaptive switches are used to encourage independence in activities such as playing, turning things on, and making choices of activities.  D5 also works on sensory integration activities, early basic academic skills such as calendar, numbers, alphabet, weather, colors, shapes, animals, safety signs and body parts.  Self feeding skills are also focused on in the classroom.  Some of the students favorite special activities include swimming, music, art, cooking, gym, library, computer lab, multi-sensory room and story time.