Description:College is a different world from high school and the laws, expectations, and culture around disability services and accommodations are different, too. Elizabeth Hamblet, a college learning disabilities specialist and recognized transition speaker and writer, has written a one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that is an essential resource for college-bound students, their families, and the special educators and school counselors who work with them.This second edition has been updated to include recent research and reflections from college disability services directors, successful college students, transition specialists, relevant subject-area experts, and parents. The book provides a clear path for preparing students with disabilities for successful transition to Step 1 – Understand the different laws in place in college and what the research says about how college students fare there, as well as what makes them successful (or not)Step 2 – Learn what students have to do to get access to accommodations at college, what additional responsibilities they have, and what rights the system offers themStep 3 – Read about self-determination and self-advocacy, two skills closely associated with school success, and how parents and guardians can help student develop themStep 4 – Find out what challenges face students with disabilities in the college academic environment and learn strategies that can helpStep 5 – Learn about the college admissions process and disability disclosure, and get suggestions for how to research available accommodations at students’ target schoolsStep 6 – Get a sense of what paperwork students will need to request accommodations and what accommodations are likely to be available (or not)From High School to College provides everything students and their families, education teams, and related professionals need to know about the process.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students With Disabilities. To get started finding From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students With Disabilities, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students With Disabilities
Description: College is a different world from high school and the laws, expectations, and culture around disability services and accommodations are different, too. Elizabeth Hamblet, a college learning disabilities specialist and recognized transition speaker and writer, has written a one-of-a-kind, step-by-step guide that is an essential resource for college-bound students, their families, and the special educators and school counselors who work with them.This second edition has been updated to include recent research and reflections from college disability services directors, successful college students, transition specialists, relevant subject-area experts, and parents. The book provides a clear path for preparing students with disabilities for successful transition to Step 1 – Understand the different laws in place in college and what the research says about how college students fare there, as well as what makes them successful (or not)Step 2 – Learn what students have to do to get access to accommodations at college, what additional responsibilities they have, and what rights the system offers themStep 3 – Read about self-determination and self-advocacy, two skills closely associated with school success, and how parents and guardians can help student develop themStep 4 – Find out what challenges face students with disabilities in the college academic environment and learn strategies that can helpStep 5 – Learn about the college admissions process and disability disclosure, and get suggestions for how to research available accommodations at students’ target schoolsStep 6 – Get a sense of what paperwork students will need to request accommodations and what accommodations are likely to be available (or not)From High School to College provides everything students and their families, education teams, and related professionals need to know about the process.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students With Disabilities. To get started finding From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students With Disabilities, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.