ERIC Number: EJ967484
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Mar
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1553-9318
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Postsecondary Education Success: Stories of Three Students with Learning Disabilities
Garner, DiAnne B.
TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, v4 n4 Article 4 Mar 2008
While graduation from high school may be common for students with learning disabilities, successful completion of a four-year degree program at the postsecondary level is not as common. This article contains the stories of the first three high school students with learning disabilities taught by the author who successfully graduated from postsecondary institutions. The students share their perceptions of their academic strengths and weaknesses with the author and identify personal goals and skills as well as the accommodations and modifications used in high school needed for success at the postsecondary level. The article discusses services used at the secondary and postsecondary levels, the importance of self-advocacy, and recommendations for students with learning disabilities as they transition from high school to postsecondary education. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, College Graduates, Graduation, Student Attitudes, Academic Ability, Goal Orientation, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), High Schools, Self Determination, Advocacy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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