Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success
Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success
A Practical Guide to Transition Planning
Authors: Stan Shaw, Joseph W. Madaus, Ph.D., Lyman L. Dukes, III, Ph.D.
K-12
College success-put it within reach for students with mild to moderate, non-visible disabilities. This cutting-edge book balances current research with the most practical guidance available on making a smooth transition to college and ensuring the best academic and social outcomes.
| Format: | Paperback |
| Price: | US$ 37.95 |
| Stock Number: | 70168 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59857-016-8 |
| Copyright: | 2010 |
| Pages: | 312 |
| Availability: | Available Stock |
Help students with mild to moderate, non-visible disabilities, navigate a college education without the support team they had in high school can be challenging. Help students become effective self-advocates and maximize their postsecondary possibilities with this cutting-edge book, which balances current research with the most practical guidance to date on this topic.
Readers will discover how to:
- Help students find the right college and navigate the admissions process
- Teach students how to ask for what they need to succeed
- Determine student eligibility for services and accommodations
- Explain what the laws mean for students leaving high school
- Provide comprehensive academic and behavioral supports
- Implement school-wide supports that promote the development of students' academic and social skills within the general education curriculum
- Work with families to foster effective transition planning
- Equalize access and increase opportunities with self-determination
- Select supportive technology
Readers will learn how early, coordinated, student-centered planning helps students develop the academic and personal skills required to successfully transition to college. User-friendly checklists, tip boxes, activities, and illustrative vignettes translate extensive research into immediate practice with students and families.
Secondary transition personnel, counselors, and educators in high school settings will turn to this book first for comprehensive, accessible information on helping students transition to college—and lay the critical groundwork for future employment success.
Help students with high-incidence or hidden disabilities such as:
- learning disabilities
- autism spectrum disorders
- ADHD
- speech/language disorders
- emotional disturbances
Reviews
Quality Mall - July 1, 2010
http://www.qualitymall.org/products/prod1.asp?prodid=7923The Midwest Book Review - Library Bookwatch - February 1, 2010
"A fine and highly recommended reference not to be missed."Jeanne M. Kincaid, disability attorney and consultant; member of New Hampshire and Maine Bar Associations - November 1, 2009
"Everything you ever need to know to enhance the success of students with disabilities seeking to attend college..."Elizabeth Evans Getzel, Director of Postsecondary Education Initiatives, VCU-RRTC - November 1, 2009
"Essential for all involved in the transition to postsecondary education. A great resource needed by students with disabilities to successfully transition to and remain in college."Larry Kortering, Professor, Special Education, Appalachian State University - November 1, 2009
"Finally, we now have a text that helps us to better understand how to prepare our students with disabilities for success in college."Sheldon H. Horowitz, Director of Professional Services, National Center for Learning Disabilities - November 1, 2009
"An up-to-date, comprehensive overview of the unique challenges and opportunities that define the post-secondary transition process."Charles Hughes, Professor of Special Education, Penn State University - November 1, 2009
"A must-read... contains highly useful information compiled by the leading researchers and practitioners in the field."