Participants in this group are typically non-verbal and require assistance with activities of daily living.

General parameters for this group:

• Can identify/match some colors
• Learning to recognize/match basic shapes
• Can match up to 3 objects/pictures at a time with prompting
• Can sort up to 3 items by color at a time
• Working on safety and following simple directions
• Can place items into a container or activity box with prompting
• Can help clean and maintain program areas with hand-over-hand assistance
• Can assist in their own self-care (like handwashing) with assistance from staff
• Working on showing ownership of personal items and cleaning up after self
• Learning to do simple puzzles (up to 6 pieces) with prompting and/or hand-over-hand assistance

General types of goals for participants in this group:

• Attention span: Working on engaging in activities for 2-5 minutes.
• New activities: Working on trying new activities
• Safety: Learning to follow simple commands such as wait, stop, walk, etc.
• Clean-up: Working on picking up after themselves / place items into bins
• Eating: Working on staying seated at the table for meal times, helping get their dishes to the kitchen sink, and/or feeding themselves more independently.
• Self-care: Working on accepting having their hands and face cleaned (wiped with a cloth or wipe and/or washing hands in the sink)

Participants in this group are typically non-verbal or have limited verbal skills and require assistance with activities of daily living.

General parameters for this group:

• Can identify/sort/match colors with minimal prompting
• Can recognize/match 3+ basic shapes with minimal prompting
• Can match objects / pictures
• Can follow 1-2 step directions
• Can help clean and maintain program areas with verbal prompting and/or demonstrating
• Can assist in their own self-care (like handwashing) with verbal prompting and/or demonstrating
• Recognizes their personal possessions / shows ownership of personal items
• Can do simple puzzles (up to 6 pieces) with prompting and/or hand-over-hand assistance
• Can do stacker activities independently (get ring on stand) – working on big to small with prompting
• Learning to do simple puzzles (up to 6 pieces) with prompting and/or hand-over-hand assistance​

General types of goals for participants in this group:

• Attention span: Working on engaging in activities for 3-5 minutes
• Activities: Working on trying new activities, engaging in less preferred activities for a longer duration, and following 1-2 step directions with minimal verbal reminders
• Safety: Working on staying with the group during outings and street safety
• Clean-up: Working on picking up after themselves / place items into bins, and putting dishes gently into the sink after meals
• Eating: Working on staying seated at the table for meal times, helping get their dishes to the kitchen sink, and/or feeding themselves more independently.
• Self-care: Working on washing hands with minimal assistance and self-care with toileting/pull-ups
• Social: Learning to engage appropriately with peers and participate in group activities

Participants in this group are typically non-verbal or have limited verbal skills and require verbal reminders for hygiene and safety.

General parameters for this group:

• Can identify/match colors, shapes, pictures
• Can follow 1-2 step directions
• Can help clean and maintain program areas with minimal verbal prompting
• Can assist in their own self-care (like handwashing) with occasional reminders
• Recognizes their personal possessions / shows ownership of personal items
• Interacts with peers
• Understands and can demonstrate sharing and taking turns
• Participates in group games with staff assistance/oversight
• Working on appropriately expressing feelings and emotions
• Working on writing words (6 letters or less) and/or tracing lines and objects
• Can count or visually show numbers up to 10
• Learning prepositions
• Learning simple math (addition of single digit numbers)
• Working on fine motor activities​

General types of goals for participants in this group:

• Attention span: Working on engaging in activities for 5-30 minutes (depending on the activity)
• Activities: Working on trying new activities, engaging in less preferred activities for a longer duration, and following 2-3 step directions with minimal verbal reminders
• Clean-up: Working on picking up after themselves, rinsing dishes, loading and unloading the dishwasher, using a washer and dryer, and and wiping of surfaces
• Shopping and Food prep: Learning to help create a visual grocery list, find items in the store, place items gently into a cart, bag store items, cut food with a rocker knife, use small appliances, and store food
• Self-care: Working on washing hands with minimal verbal reminders, feminine hygiene, using deodorant
• Social: Learning to engage appropriately with peers, sharing, and responding appropriately during frustrating moments
• Writing/Words: Working on tracing lines, letters, or words

Participants in this group typically have limited verbal skills and require verbal reminders for hygiene and safety.

(Good receptive language, but limited expressive language.)

General parameters for this group:

• Can identify colors, recognizes basic shapes, can match objects /pictures, and can sort items by color
• Can follow 2+ step directions
• Can help clean and maintain program areas with minimal verbal prompting
• Can assist in their own self-care (like handwashing) with occasional reminders
• Recognizes their personal possessions / shows ownership of personal items
• Interacts with peers, understands can demonstrate sharing and taking turns, and participates in group games with some assistance/reminders from staff
• Working on appropriately expressing feelings and emotions
• Can write/copy full sentences
• Uses or is working on using full sentences when speaking
• Learning to read level 1 and 2 sight words and/or is working on reading comprehension with short stories
• Can count to 100+
• Learning prepositions
• Learning simple math (addition and subtraction with double digit numbers)
• Can prep meals with minimal verbal prompting / Working on using appliances

General types of goals for participants in this group:

• Attention span: Working on engaging in activities for up to 30 minutes (depending on the activity)
• Activities: Working on trying new activities, engaging in less preferred activities for a longer duration, and following 2-3 step directions with minimal verbal reminders
• Clean-up: Working on picking up after themselves, rinsing dishes, loading and unloading the dishwasher, using a washer and dryer, and wiping of surfaces
• Shopping and Food prep: Learning to help create a visual grocery list, find items in the store, place items gently into a cart, check-out, bag store items, cut food with a rocker knife, use small appliances, store food, and assist with food prep with minimal verbal cues
• Self-care: Working on washing hands with minimal verbal reminders, feminine hygiene, and using deodorant
• Education: Learning to read level 1 and 2 sight words, simple addition and subtraction, writing sentences, patterns, and prepositions

Participants in this group are typically verbal and require some verbal reminders for hygiene and safety.

General parameters for this group:

• Can help clean and maintain program areas independently
• Can assist in their own self-care (like handwashing) with minimal reminders or independently
• Recognizes their personal possessions / shows ownership of personal items
• Working on more advanced skills such as: multiplication of single digit numbers, telling time on an analog clock, use of coupons, emergency procedures, using small appliances, etc.
• Can work on most scheduled activities with minimal prompting or independently
• Can independently take online life skills trainings
• Can prep meals with prompting / Working on using big appliances
• Typically enrolled in ADP part-time and enrolled in Ivey’s Working Intern Program to gain job skills

General types of goals for participants in this group:​

• Activities: Working on trying new activities, engaging in less preferred activities for a longer duration, and following 3+ step directions with minimal verbal reminders
• Clean-up: Working on loading and unloading the dishwasher, using a washer and dryer, and doing general cleaning with minimal reminders and/or assistance
• Shopping and Food prep: Learning to compare prices in the store, check expiration dates, use small and/or big appliances, store food, and assist with food prep with minimal verbal cues
• Self-care: Working on using deodorant, setting alarms as needed, and brining daily items needed with minimal to no reminders