The Benefits of Community Based Instruction
Published on Jan 29, 2017
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CBI provides "hands-on" learning in a real-life setting. This is especially important for students with intellectual disabilities who have difficulty generalizing information. CBI offers a concrete, relevant educational experience.
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According to Ayers, et al., (2011), “IDEIA (2004) provides the right for every student to achieve educational progress in a curriculum that is specifically designed to meet their unique learning needs (p.12).”
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CBI is important for developing and practicing independent living skills that ultimately affect an individual’s future success.
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“Attainment of meaningful skills linked to current and future environments directly impact an individual’s ability to function independently in their future housing, work, community participation and relationships.”(Ayers, et al., 2011, p. 16)
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Grade level standards are addressed and incorporated into functional activities within a community setting.
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The vocational training aspect of CBI not only teaches students job skills, but also social skills, independence, and self-determination. Employment is an opportunity to make a productive contribution to society.
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The top two substantiated best practices in transition for students with intellectual disabilities are:
1- Paid or unpaid work experience
2- Employment preparation
(Landmark, et al., 2010, p. 165)
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“Perceptions of mainstream society are also affected positively when students with severe disabilities learn to operate independently in the mainstream world" (Ayers, et al., 2010, p. 16).
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"...there is not even a cogent, logical argument for prioritizing curriculum around skills and information that will not help students achieve greater independence" (Ayers et al., 2010, p. 16).
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Several former students with intellectual disabilities who participated in the CBI program at MCHS are now employed with the same business that provided the training opportunity.
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Community Based Instruction provides a bridge for students with disabilities into adulthood and the opportunity to be contributing members in their community.
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“A student has only a finite amount of time in school to learn the critical skills that they will need to achieve the criterion of ultimate functioning…”(Ayers et al., 2010, p. 15).
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