A special education teacher in a middle school resource room focuses on helping a student maintain and generalize functional academic skills across the school environment. Which step is most important to include when planning?

• A. Write a statement explaining why the student is likely to need help generalizing the targeted skills.
• B. Create a list in which the targeted skills are ranked in order from highest to lowest priority.
• C. Write a contract for the student to sign agreeing to try to remember to use the targeted skills in various contexts.
• D. Create a matrix that shows how the targeted skills can be integrated into the student's various classes and activities

Answer: (D)