The use of familiar, real-life materials helps students to feel more comfortable in class, and the structured teaching of literacy skills gradually improves their reading and writing skills.
By teaching these skills to the entire class, at-risk students who are subsequently referred to me have this knowledge and experiential foundation which we can build upon, for example by practicing the skills using the Heart Math computer software, if, after engaging from the CDOI framework, is found to be a helpful intervention.
For aspects of your business that require specific, high level skills, you may wish to pick up the skill yourself by taking a class or even teaching yourself ( see step 2).