Transitions to Postsecondary Learning Course Starter Kit

Description

TARGET GROUP: 9th Grade to Adult

This complete program facilitates students' transition to postsecondary learning through the use of an engaging video, well-structured Student Work Guide, and an extensive user-friendly Self-Advocacy Handbook.

The DVD features eight real-life high school students with specific learning disabilities and/or ADHD who have made successful transitions into college, university, or vocational institute. They openly discuss the challenges they have faced and how they have attained success through self-advocacy and positive self-efficacy beliefs.

This program is being implemented by regular & special education teachers, learning assistance staff and school counselors to facilitate students' transitions to postsecondary learning. Students gain greater confidence, become effective self-advocates, and learn how to plan for their academic future.

Sections & Key ConceptsSection One: How We Learn, About LD & ADHD

• Understanding LD, ADHD
• Discussing the importance of self-advocacy for the transition to college
• Understanding your profile strengths and difficulties
• Learning the language to describe your profile

Section Two: High School & Postsecondary: The Difference

• Understanding the differences
• Deciding how the differences will affect you
• Outlining your goals & strategies for dealing with these differences
• Planning goals for your transition

Section Three: Being a Self-Advocate

• Understanding what it means to be a good self-advocate
• Understanding accommodations, strategies & technological aids
• Preparing for your IEP meeting
• Finding the right college/university/institute to meet your goals
• Planning appropriate coursework & course load
• Upgrading basic skills if necessary
• Developing effective time management & organizational skills
• Understanding your rights & responsibilities under the law
• Developing a support network
• Describing your learning profile to teachers, professors & others

COMPLETE COURSE STARTER KIT INCLUDES:

• Self-Advocacy Handbook (5 pack)
• Student Work Guide (5 pack)
• 47-minute DVD with Discussion Guide