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ERIC Number: EJ1197324
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
EISSN: N/A
Promoting College and Career Readiness: Practical Strategies for the Classroom
Monahan, Jessica; Lombardi, Allison; Madaus, Joseph
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v51 n2 p144-154 Nov-Dec 2018
College and Career Readiness (CCR) is broadly defined as the ability of an individual to be successful in postsecondary education and employment. Although the definition of CCR continues to develop within policy and research, scholars suggest that both academic and nonacademic skills are crucial components. Recently a CCR framework for students with disabilities was developed and reviewed by state-level transition experts from a variety of states that includes six domains: (1) academic engagement; (2) mind-sets;(3) learning processes;(4) critical thinking; (5) interpersonal engagement; and (6) transition competencies (Morningstar, Lombardi, Fowler, & Test, 2017). This framework has also undergone preliminary empirical testing of the domains (Lombardi, Freeman, & Rifenbark, 2017). Skills within these domains can be incorporated into the daily activities, routines, and established expectations of a classroom. The responsibility of special educators to ensure that individualized education program (IEP) goals are met, as well as to support students in academic tasks unrelated to IEP goals, does not always result in the availability of additional time or resources to teach CCR skills. Despite these and related challenges, the poor postschool outcomes for students with disabilities highlight the need for instruction that embeds practical daily strategies for increasing CCR skills. Given the importance of developing competencies related to CCR for students with disabilities, teachers can use the framework developed by Morningstar et al. (2017) to guide the planning and implementation of evidence-based instructional supports. A graphic representation of the framework is provided.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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