The majority of literature on best practices in schools focuses on preschool and school-age children. Practice guidance for students receiving services at the high school level is minimal, as are providers who feel confident providing these services. Students’ needs change in high school; their disabilities don’t. This talk will discuss innovative service delivery models for high schoolers. What do they need? How can we make it relevant? How can we motivate them to engage in services? We will discuss applicable service models and the gen-ed/special ed collaboration that will support students working toward high school graduation and prepare them for post-secondary transition. Examining the logistics of working within the IEP, educators will learn how to champion our secondary students when they need us most.
Learning Outcomes
- Learners will be able to: Describe 2 innovative models of scheduling special education services that support graduation & post-secondary transition
- Learners will be able to: Define "linguistic accessibility" and explain how to construct test questions that are easier for all students to comprehend.
- Learners will be able to: Describe "vocational communication " and how to facilitate development of these skills at school
- The presenter comes from the background of providing speech-language services in schools; however, the concepts and innovative solutions can be applied to other disciplines, including special education providers. The content regarding "Linguistic Accessibility" applies to all students in the classroom, regardless of IEP status. Students with learning disabilities, language impairment, and multilingual learners will specifically benefit, but reducing the cognitive load of test questions will help all students be more successful. This model can be included in school-wide UDI programs.