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Promoting College And Career Readiness With Middle School Youth With Disabilities: Lessons Learned From A Curriculum Development Project, Meg Grigal, Lori Cooney, Debra Hart
Promoting College And Career Readiness With Middle School Youth With Disabilities: Lessons Learned From A Curriculum Development Project, Meg Grigal, Lori Cooney, Debra Hart
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Engagement and academic success in middle school is critically important to ensure students with disabilities complete high school and have a viable path to and through postsecondary education. Although most middle school students say they want to pursue postsecondary education or training, a significant proportion are not actively engaged in college and career readiness (CCR) activities in middle school. This transition in practice article highlights the importance of early CCR instruction for middle school youth with and without disabilities. Lessons learned from developing an online CCR curriculum and implementing it with middle school youth in inclusive middle school settings will …
Technology And Transition In The 21st Century, Ryan Kellems, Meg Grigal, Darlene Unger, Thomas Simmons, Debra Bauder
Technology And Transition In The 21st Century, Ryan Kellems, Meg Grigal, Darlene Unger, Thomas Simmons, Debra Bauder
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Sarah is a 17-year-old with autism spectrum disorder who is not sure what she wants to do once she graduates in a year. She has been enjoying working at her high school job—a copy center—for the past 3 years. She loves being around people and interacts well with her coworkers and customers. Sarah struggles, however, in remembering all that is required of her and has a hard time remembering the processes for different tasks, such as making copies. Although she has enjoyed her experience, Sarah wants to begin a career in something she loves. The problem is that Sarah does …