functional skills
Usable everyday abilities
Functional skills are the practical abilities needed for everyday life and work—reading, writing, basic math, and communication.
The term appears most often in educational contexts, describing competencies that allow someone to navigate adult responsibilities: filling out forms, managing money, following instructions.
The program focuses on functional skills rather than academic theory.
- word processingDigital text manipulation
- readingInterpreting written text
- listSequence of recorded items
- arithmeticMathematics of basic operations
- writingRecorded language on surface
life skills · employability · entry level · budgeting · percentages · spreadsheets · digital literacy · verbal communication · estimation · fractions · adaptation · fine motor skills · comprehension · applied · assistive technology · problem solving · grammar · vocabulary
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- Autism SupportABA, speech therapy, occupational therapy, special education, IEP
- Disabilitiesblind, paralysis, vision loss, developmental disability, hearing impairment
- special educationspecial education, special ed, special needs, IEP, IEPs
- Pediatric OToccupational therapist, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, sensory processing, pencil grip
functional skillsabstract reasoning
Thought using concepts alone
esoteric knowledge · book learning · academic disciplines · liberal arts
functional skillssoft skills
Interpersonal workplace competencies
interpersonal skills · emotional intelligence · leadership skills · creative thinking · critical thinking