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From a parent

"Four years ago, Megan entered a classroom that was utilizing the Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics. What a huge difference this has made in our daughter's life."Read more

From a Special Programs Director

"Students are finding great success with the Styer-Fitzgerald Functional Academics curriculum at the secondary level. The program is based on a highly structured environment with high expectations for students. With individualized programs and schedules, students are consistently engaged in meaningful learning, including functional academics, employment training, and living skills. Read more

The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics

The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics is a comprehensive approach to teaching real world skills to students with mild, moderate and severe disabilities. Both the assessment and curriculum are user friendly, providing teachers with clear and easy to use lesson plans, data sheets, and a progress tracking method. The curriculum can accommodate students at a variety of skill levels within a single classroom.

The curriculum and assessment are also structured to be able to move with the student from year to year so that growth is supported by a continuous linking of teaching and individual assessment to the fully sequenced program. Schools or districts that use the Styer-Fitzgerald Functional Academics Program across several grades provide students with a cohesive, consistent learning environment and also have coordinated data for assessment of student achievement.


Why Our District Adopted the Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics


The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics, Elementary


The Elementary Program includes:

COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM

  • 14 Academic and Life Skills Units
    • Each Unit includes:
      • Curriculum Flow Chart of Skills Sequence for decision making about students’ next appropriate Lesson,
      • Goals and Objectives Overview for the Unit,
      • Instructional Guidelines,
      • List of Materials for all Lessons in the Unit
    • Each Lesson includes:
      • Long-term goal and short-term objective,
      • Teaching notes,
      • Step-by-step guidance on the prompting and response procedure,
      • Data Sheet or Task Analysis for the lesson’s short-term objective and long-term goal which are tied into the on-going Assessment.
    • A complete and unique 100+ page Alphabet and Numbers teaching and writing program,
    • Teacher’s Guide,
    • 200+ pages of reproducible, supplementary materials and data sheets in a three-ring binder and on CD.

ASSESSMENT

  • Master Assessment including full Student Assessment and Teacher’s Assessment Guide,
  • 311 page Student Assessment for curriculum placement and progress tracking for all units (10 Student Assessments included in full classroom set; additional copies are available separately for larger classes; the Student Assessment moves with the student for continuity across classrooms so only one is needed per student as they move through the entire Elementary Curriculum),
  • Testing Kit with reusable materials.

PROGRESS MANAGEMENT

  • Curriculum Placement Guide for tracking student placement and progress,
  • PLOP—Present Levels of Performance for planning and IEPs.

The Styer-Fitzgerald Program for Functional Academics, Secondary

The Secondary Program includes:

COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM

  • 11 Academic and Life Skills Content Areas in 13 Units [DO A LINK TO THE SECONDARY SECTION ON THE PRODUCT PAGE]
    • Each Unit includes:
      • Curriculum Flow Chart of Skills Sequence for decision making about students’ next appropriate Lesson,
      • Goals and Objectives Overview for the Unit,
      • Instructional Guidelines,
      • List of Materials for all Lessons in the Unit
    • Each Lesson includes:
      • Long-term goal and short-term objective,
      • Teaching notes,
      • Step-by-step guidance on the prompting and response procedure,
      • Data Sheet or Task Analysis for the lesson’s short-term objective and long-term goal which are tied into the on-going Assessment.
  • Teacher’s Guide,
  • 150+ pages of reproducible, supplementary materials and data sheets in a three-ring binder and on CD.

ASSESSMENT

  • Master Assessment including full Student Assessment and Teacher’s Assessment Guide,
  • 192 page Student Assessment for curriculum placement and progress tracking for all units (10 Student Assessments included in full classroom set; additional copies are available separately for larger classes; the Student Assessment moves with the student for continuity across classrooms so only one is needed per student as they move through the entire Secondary Curriculum),
  • Testing Kit with reusable materials.

PROGRESS MANAGEMENT

  • Curriculum Placement Guide for tracking student placement and progress,
  • PLOP—Present Levels of Performance for planning and IEPs.
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~The Elementary Level of the Styer-Fitzgerald Functional Academics Program was released July 2010, joining the Secondary Curriculum, released in July 2009. Schools in major metropolitan areas as well as in small districts are now using it in multiple classrooms. Non-traditional programs are also using it. The University of Washington and the University of Oregon have purchased it for evaluation and integration into education programs. (For more information on places using the Curriculum, click here.)

~Advocacy for use of the Styer-Fitzgerald Functional Academics Program is often coming first from classroom teachers or others most involved with students. Based on their professional expertise and experience, they share that they’ve recognized the Curriculum’s breadth and usability from seeing it in action during a visit to a classroom using the Styer-Fitzgerald Program, or via the website description, or by trying it out for themselves using the comprehensive Sample downloads.

~ Future Releases: The authors are currently working on making the often requested peer tutor program and classroom organization materials ready for publication with late summer 2011 the target date for release. A classroom tested Transitional Program is also in process and a Program for students with severe disabilities is being developed.