Explain an approach to teaching applied academics

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

An approach to teaching applied academics include:
Integrating life topics into existing content: involves the integration of life skills topics into the predetermined content of existing coursework. This approach is important as it can be used in any type of educational setting in which many students with special needs receive their education. Two variations of the integration technique exist: augmentation and infusion. Augmentation implies extending the coverage of what is being taught as part of the explicit curriculum into more meaningful, functional areas. This can be accomplished by dedicating a portion of a course to “applied” topics. Infusion method- the objective is to infuse into the existing content real-life topics that are related to a topic being covered in the natural progression of a class. Two key features distinguish this approach from that of augmentation. First, the infusion approach relies on content that is “naturally” encountered as the course is being taught. Second, coverage is momentary where only a relatively brief amount of time is dedicated to talking about functional topics.