Second, the task analysis functions both as an assessment tool and an instruction guide. As an assessment tool, unobtrusive observation of an activity lets you see the skills that require further training. As an instructional guide, it helps you to teach skills within a natural context. This is important because most activities are not performed in isolation. We don't just cook one dish, we prepare a meal and clean up afterwards.
Illustrations clearly help users who read at a low level understand instructional concepts.
They also function as prompts to cue a user on what to do next and perhaps even how to do it. These cues can form a pictorial list of things to do or an illustrated task analysis. Independent living covers housekeeping, shopping, cooking and leisure activities. Community skills incorporate classroom and community-based instruction. Social skills and personal responsibilities, when in the community, are emphasized.