1
Teaching Plan for Deepa Singh
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Instructor
Date
, 2
Teaching Plan for Deepa Singh
Introduction
Deepa Singh is a 15-year-old female with Down syndrome. She currently has limited
verbal communication and mainly communicates by pointing and gestures. The teaching plan
below targets to improve her communication skills and support independent functioning. She is
currently able to complete simple tasks with steps such as folding, sorting, and matching with
guidance, and is also learning vocational skills, and is yet to transition. This teaching plan will
incorporate visual schedules to guide her transition into daily activities and to support her
communication development (McDonald, 2021). The goal is to help her transition individually, as
well as communicate her needs and learn to independently organize her tasks.
Operational Definition
The target behavior in Deepa's case is to ensure she understands routine and can
communicate desired transitions by pointing, touching, or moving around cards. Liang et al. (2024)
define that visual schedules help individuals with Down syndrome understand their daily
schedules, which allows them to be more independent and responsible in completing daily tasks.
Response will be measured based on Deepa's ability to transition through the activities in
the chart, indicating the completed tasks and the tasks yet to be completed. A positive response
will be shown when she can point out the activities or transitions when prompted with a gesture.
For example, if she can point to teeth brushing after waking up in the morning or moving a card
to playing with peers as her intended next activity.
Goals
Within 6 weeks, Deepa will be able to use the visual schedule to communicate her task
schedule and to transition through daily activities, both at school, at home, and in the community.
A long-term goal is to ensure that Deepa independently utilizes her visual schedule to
undertake daily routines within 3 months.
Teaching Plan for Deepa Singh
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Course
Instructor
Date
, 2
Teaching Plan for Deepa Singh
Introduction
Deepa Singh is a 15-year-old female with Down syndrome. She currently has limited
verbal communication and mainly communicates by pointing and gestures. The teaching plan
below targets to improve her communication skills and support independent functioning. She is
currently able to complete simple tasks with steps such as folding, sorting, and matching with
guidance, and is also learning vocational skills, and is yet to transition. This teaching plan will
incorporate visual schedules to guide her transition into daily activities and to support her
communication development (McDonald, 2021). The goal is to help her transition individually, as
well as communicate her needs and learn to independently organize her tasks.
Operational Definition
The target behavior in Deepa's case is to ensure she understands routine and can
communicate desired transitions by pointing, touching, or moving around cards. Liang et al. (2024)
define that visual schedules help individuals with Down syndrome understand their daily
schedules, which allows them to be more independent and responsible in completing daily tasks.
Response will be measured based on Deepa's ability to transition through the activities in
the chart, indicating the completed tasks and the tasks yet to be completed. A positive response
will be shown when she can point out the activities or transitions when prompted with a gesture.
For example, if she can point to teeth brushing after waking up in the morning or moving a card
to playing with peers as her intended next activity.
Goals
Within 6 weeks, Deepa will be able to use the visual schedule to communicate her task
schedule and to transition through daily activities, both at school, at home, and in the community.
A long-term goal is to ensure that Deepa independently utilizes her visual schedule to
undertake daily routines within 3 months.
