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ERIC Number: EJ758048
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May
Pages: 19
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 75
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0015-511X
Strategies for Transition to Postsecondary Educational Settings
Mellard, Daryl
Focus on Exceptional Children, v37 n9 p1-19 May 2005
The goals for this article are consistent with common models of delivering services to students with disabilities in high school and postsecondary educational settings. In the broadest sense the goal is to help teachers and other service providers recognize their roles to ensure that students consider educational opportunities available once they complete their high school requirements and are prepared. More specifically, this article has four objectives: (1) To assist teachers in preparing students for the academic and social demands of the postsecondary setting; (2) To increase students' awareness of their options in postsecondary educational settings; (3) To help teachers evaluate with their students the educational choices available; and (4) To describe the organization of student services in postsecondary settings. The article first builds the case for why a larger portion of the LD population should value and utilize postsecondary educational opportunities. The case can be made quite simply that one's quality of life has many dimensions and that the level of educational attainment can contribute positively to those multiple dimensions. These opportunities do not occur by accident but, rather, require planning and preparation. Thus, the planning process and the need to involve many disciplines in repeated monitoring efforts are points of emphasis. Findings reveal a postsecondary setting that generally is quite a contrast to the secondary setting. The contrasts are in the available services, the role of the LD specialist, the legal protections, and the demands of the setting on the student.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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