Real-Life Ready: Can You Figure It Out? | Functional Reading & Life Skills

Real-Life Ready: Can You Figure It Out? | Functional Reading & Life Skills

Help students connect reading to everyday life with this practical, real-world functional reading slideshow!

Real-Life Ready: Can You Figure It Out? gives students opportunities to practice reading everyday items and finding important information they will need for greater independence. From medicine boxes and food labels to grocery receipts and store price tags, students learn that reading is an important skill both inside and outside the classroom.

Designed with students with disabilities in mind, this resource uses familiar items and simple questions to encourage comprehension, problem-solving, and practical decision-making.

What's Included?

• Medicine box and package information
• Canned food labels
• Grocery receipts
• Laundry detergent labels
• Household cleaning product safety labels
• Microwave instructions
• Clothing care labels
• Store price tags

Skills Practiced

• Finding important information on everyday products
• Reading labels and instructions
• Identifying prices and comparing costs
• Understanding clothing care instructions
• Recognizing household safety information
• Answering basic comprehension questions
• Applying functional reading skills to daily routines
• Building independence and practical decision-making skills

Perfect For

• Self-contained special education classrooms
• High school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Students with autism
• Functional academics and life skills instruction
• Transition planning and independent living preparation
• Small-group instruction, whole-class lessons, and review activities

Why Teach Functional Reading?

Students encounter written information every day, from grocery store shelves to household product labels. Learning to locate and understand that information can help students make informed choices, follow directions, and participate more independently in their homes and communities.

Make reading meaningful by connecting it to real life!

This resource is designed to support students with varied learning abilities. Teachers can read questions aloud, provide visual supports, offer communication choices, and adapt instruction to meet individual student needs.