Following Directions on the Job Task Box for Transition Class

This following directions on the job task box builds direction-following in three levels, from one-step directions to work orders with numbers and "if" rules.

Why I made this: Job coaches and employers tell me the same thing: the student can do the task, but they lose track of a step or stop when something does not match the direction. This box builds direction-following the way it happens at work, from one step to work orders with "if" rules, and it teaches the most important habit of all: asking when you forget.

What’s included (22 pages):

- Level A ●: 12 one-step direction cards with a picture and 3 choices

- Level B ■: 24 two-step direction cards about order, place, and number

- Level C ▲: 24 work order cards with more steps, numbers, and "if" rules

- A first, next, last mat, a "How to follow directions at work" page, and 6 cue cards

- 3 practice pages, one for each level

- Answer key for every card

- Data sheet and a 10-session accuracy graph

- A try-it-for-real page with an adult check

- Ideas for practice at school, home, and job sites, and blank cards

How I use it: I teach the 4 steps (listen, repeat, do, ask) first, then students work on their level in the task box. During school jobs I give real 2 and 3 step directions and take data with the adult check.

Who it is for: Transition, special education, life skills, and vocational teachers, job coaches, and paras working with students in grades 9 to 12 and 18-21 programs.

What you download: Following-Directions-on-the-Job-Task-Box.pdf (22 pages, US Letter, print-ready).

From the author of The Transition Map (Jeremy D. Gooch), available in paperback and Kindle.

Jeremy D. Gooch, The Transition Cliff. Transition coordinator with 20+ years in education.

Part of the Job-Ready Task Box series.