Costura Basica (Principios Basicos para el Estudiante con Impedimentos Leves y Moderados) Documento de Trabajo Guia Curricular para el Curso. Basic Sewing (Basic Principles for the Student with Light and Moderate Disabilities. Course Curriculum Guide. Working Document).

This guide has been prepared by the Puerto Rico Department of Public Instruction for special education teachers teaching domestic sewing. It includes informative and easy to comprehend material for students of both sexes with mild to moderate disabilities. The material is developed through varied strategies and activities that relate to the students' daily lives. Units include: (1) selection and purchase of clothing; (2) care of clothing; (3) textile fibers; (4) the sewing machine; (5) sewing equipment; (6) commercial sewing patterns; and (7) seams and finishings. Each unit consists of a series of skills to develop with their conceptual contents and suggested activities. Appendixes contain a discussion of common problems with sewing machines and eight homework sheets with diagrams. (Contains 4 references.) (SLD)