Road Ready
Module 1 of 10

Building Driving Skills Before the Keys

Driving begins long before you get behind the wheel.

Driving is one of the most complex Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). This module helps learners see how everyday activities strengthen the brain skills safe driving depends on.

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Module overview

Driving is one of the most complex Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). Success behind the wheel depends on the same skills used every day at home, school, work, and in the community.

This module helps learners recognize how everyday activities strengthen the brain skills needed for safe driving.

Lessons

Lessons unlock one at a time. Complete each lesson to open the next.

  1. Lesson 1

    What Makes Driving So Complex?

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    Driving as an IADL — and how the brain juggles attention, memory, planning, decision making, processing speed, visual perception, motor coordination, and self-awareness at once.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignment
  2. Lesson 2

    Skills You Practice Every Day

    How making breakfast, packing a backpack, doing laundry, cooking, and shopping build sequencing, working memory, divided attention, and hazard awareness.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignmentLocked — finish previous lesson
  3. Lesson 3

    Community Activities

    Walking through parking lots, crossing intersections, using maps, ordering food, and using public transit — all rehearsals for safe driving.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignmentLocked — finish previous lesson
  4. Lesson 4

    Executive Function and Driving

    Planning ahead, organization, impulse control, flexible thinking, self-monitoring, task switching, time management, and predicting consequences.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignmentLocked — finish previous lesson
  5. Lesson 5

    Visual Attention in Daily Life

    Finding items on a shelf, reading menus, watching for moving objects — the same skills used to scan traffic, read signs, monitor mirrors, and spot hazards.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignmentLocked — finish previous lesson
  6. Lesson 6

    Building Driving Readiness at Home

    Family-friendly activities — navigating stores, reading maps, planning outings, using calendars — that naturally grow driving-related skills.

    5–8 min video Key points + quiz Practice assignmentLocked — finish previous lesson
Parent challenge

Each week, complete three community activities together before the next driving lesson.

  • Navigate a grocery store independently
  • Find three addresses using GPS
  • Read a restaurant menu and order independently
  • Plan the fastest route to school
  • Estimate travel time
  • Carry groceries while staying aware of surroundings
Key message

Every safe driver develops driving skills long before they earn a learner's permit. Everyday activities at home, school, work, and in the community strengthen the attention, planning, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities essential for safe driving.

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Preparing to Drive