The Primary Cross-Categorical class is part of the Kaskaskia Special Education Coop, but the class is located in the

Sandoval Elementary building. This class is comprised of children ranging in age from 6 to 10 years. The impairments served are Specific Learning Disability

(I.Q. 70 and above), Educable Mentally Handicapped (I.Q. 55-69), Trainable Mentally Handicapped (I.Q. 54 and

below), Behavior Disorders, and Socially Emotionally Disturbed. The categories of E.M.H., T.M.H., and M.R. are now grouped under the new title M.I., which stands for Mentally Impaired.

The class is designed to individualize the educational needs of each child. We start from wherever the student is and go forward from there. Self-help skills, readiness skills, reading, spelling, math, and writing are the primary goals taught in this class.