2/21/13

Today I worked at the middle school. Again with one student only because the other were testing. The instructor felt this was another great opportunity to work out in the community. The TVI has been discussing personal hygiene with the students so that was the focus of our trip- to purchase some personal hygiene items at a nearby Wal-mart. The O&M instructor used the Wheatley tactile map to discuss our route before leaving the school. Then once inside the Vision program van the instructor sat next to the student with the map to discuss the route, cardinal directions, and landmarks that we passed on the way. In the parking lot, the instructor reminded him of safety concerns in the parking lot and crossing from the parking lot to the store. Once we arrived at the store the instructor verbally gave a layout of the store  and asked leading questions of the student such as "what area of the store do you think the shampoo and body wash would be in?" After the student located the correct department of the store the instructor discuss prices and types of products that he could purchase. Before heading to the checkout he rounded up the total price of his items. The student made his choices and located the checkout aisle independently. He independently paid the cashier for his items and then we exited the store. Again when exited the store the instructor discussed parking lot concerns. Great experience was had by all!