Following Instructions Together

In the Community Building Series, the general goal is to create safe and supportive learning environments for students with disabilities in inclusive classes. This is done through teaching students about concepts such as respect and tolerance and providing each student a partner who can provide support during the learning process.

Following Instructions Together is designed to teach students concepts and strategies associated with following instructions effectively.

In a field test involving 20 elementary teachers and their students, results indicated that the students learned and applied the concepts and strategies of effectively and productively working with partners to follow simple and complex instructions. Significant differences were found between students who participated in the Following Instructions Together program (experimental group) and students who did not (comparison group). Experimental students answered significantly more questions correctly about community concepts and followed complex instructions significantly more accurately than comparison students.