1. What is the most significant way that Special
Olympics can help a person with an intellectual disability gain social
competence?
2. Me second answer to my essential is question is every single person who is involved with Special Olympics helps athletes become more social competent. These people include Regional Directors, Area Directors, coaches, volunteers, community workers, parents, and care givers from group homes.
3. Some examples of people who are involved with Special Olympics helps athletes gain social competence are:
When an athletes is at bowling practice and needs to get bowling shoes they need to communicate with the person behind the counter to get the correct size shoe. Sometimes the athletes speech maybe hard to understand and some athletes are non verbal coach practice with the athletes like holding up what size shoe they are. With more and more practice they are memorizing what shoe size they are and the person behind the desk gets familiar with athletes and build relationships.
Regional Directors, Area Directors, coaches, volunteers, community workers, parents, and care givers from group homes all help athletes with self help. For example they set boundaries, rules, repetition and guidance to do things on their own.
Special Olympics is empowering athletes with intellectual disabilities to be leaders in society by providing them opportunities to learn skills that transcend the playing field. Our athletes hold jobs, go to school, and are active members in their communities.
4. This source helped me the most to find my answer: "Special Olympics' Special Olympics Delaware. Web. 01 Nov. 2012. http://www.sode.org/
This helped me the mot because it gave a good idea on coaches and other people who are involved with Special Olympics help athletes in a big way.
5. I plan to continue my study of my 2 answer by completing my independent component 2. Also talking to coaches from other regions and volunteering.
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