Channelview High School will launch a new tiny home in January to teach special education students how to live freely in a real-world setting.
There is a couch, dining table, and television in the open-concept living room area of L3, a tiny house. An ADA-compliant shower (though students won’t actually take a shower there), an ADA-compliant counter by the kitchen, and a bedroom with a twin bed and a dresser that is wheelchair-height are all available.
According to Jimmy Argueta, a student who will attend classes at the house, it is designed to teach special needs children how to manage their lives independently, including how to cook, clean, and pay their expenses.
More than 1,400 pupils in the area are eligible for special education. Lessons with five pupils working with one teacher at a time would be attended by fewer people. Cooking waffles or making the bed could be examples of lessons.
At Channelview, Ryan Wheeler serves as the Executive Director of Special Services. Lessons in the residence would be beneficial for students with intellectual disability or other health difficulties, he said.
A pupil with autism, perhaps. Other students in our class suffer from various medical conditions. According to him, those health conditions then necessitate additional particular training for them.
All of the furnishings was given by community members, even though the school provided funding for the building. Although there are other kinds of life-skill schools, Wheeler said that kids can apply what they learn more immediately in the tiny home since it is a more familiar setting.
It feels like a school as soon as you enter. “It’s white, clean, and clinical,” he said. Real practice is the ideal approach when working with students who have intellectual disabilities.
The Pew Research Center estimates that 15% of students nationally are impaired. Even while overall enrollment remained constant, the number of students in this group momentarily decreased during the pandemic before rising back to pre-pandemic levels.
Channelview ISD’s superintendent is Tory Hill. He claimed that the modest size of the district enhances the standard of instruction that pupils in little homes can receive.
Every student ought to receive a personalized educational experience that meets their needs. He stated that each and every student ought to be able to see themselves and be seen in the classroom on a daily basis.
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