Transition from High School to College for Students with Learning Disabilities: Needs, Assessment, and Services

Preparing learning disabled students for secondary education and professional employment should begin with assessment and intervention early within students' academic lives. Career development programs should be included in grade-school curricula, along with multimethod and multitrait psychomet...

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Published in:The High School journal 1998-10, Vol.82 (1), p.62-69
Main Authors: Levinson, Edward M., Ohler, Denise L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Career Choice
Career Development
Career development planning
Career Education
Careers
College students
Colleges
Decision making
Disabilities
Education
Educational Attainment
Employment
Extracurricular activities
High school students
High schools
Higher education
Individualized Education Programs
Job development
Learning
Learning disabilities
Learning disabled
Learning disabled persons
Learning disorders
Management
Psychometrics
Rating of
Secondary schools
Special needs students
Student evaluation
Students
Students with disabilities
Vocational education
Vocational guidance
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Summary:Preparing learning disabled students for secondary education and professional employment should begin with assessment and intervention early within students' academic lives. Career development programs should be included in grade-school curricula, along with multimethod and multitrait psychometric assessment approaches. These preparations enable students to develop self awareness, problem solving skills and effective study habits.
ISSN:0018-1498
1534-5157