Post by jfla on Jul 31, 2008 11:22:27 GMT -5
Middle School Transition Goals Checklist
The transition into college really begins in middle school. College irrelevant when they are trying to survive middle school and early adolescence. Adolescence, a time of developing independence and understanding who they are, is also the time to concurrently develop self advocacy. The checklist below may be used to help explore some of these issues. Setting it up in a notebook may also be a useful tool to keep a record of goals, progress and to help articulate their disability and learning needs to others.
Find Out More about Your Disability
1. Name your disability and describe how it affects your learning.
2. Identify your strengths in learning; these will help you in school.
3. Identify learning strategies
a. Identify accommodations for learning, e.g., use of tape recorder, note taking assistance, test accommodations and assistive technology.
b. Develop and use memory strategies to remember information.
c. Learn to work with classmates, contact them with questions that you have and form study groups.
d. Identify test-taking strategies for multiple choice, fill-in and essay tests.
Learn How to Advocate for Yourself
1. Attend all your education planning meetings, e.g., IEP, 504 Plan, and Transition Plan.
2. Ask questions when you don’t understand something.
3. Develop problem solving strategies
a. Identify possible social problems you have in school and possible solutions.
b. Identify possible educational problems in school and possible solutions.
c. Develop a list of people who can help you solve these problems.
Develop a Personal Information File
Be aware of where your educational records, social security card, and birth certificate are kept at home.
Investigate Possible Careers
Identify possible career interests and education needed for them.
The transition into college really begins in middle school. College irrelevant when they are trying to survive middle school and early adolescence. Adolescence, a time of developing independence and understanding who they are, is also the time to concurrently develop self advocacy. The checklist below may be used to help explore some of these issues. Setting it up in a notebook may also be a useful tool to keep a record of goals, progress and to help articulate their disability and learning needs to others.
Find Out More about Your Disability
1. Name your disability and describe how it affects your learning.
2. Identify your strengths in learning; these will help you in school.
3. Identify learning strategies
a. Identify accommodations for learning, e.g., use of tape recorder, note taking assistance, test accommodations and assistive technology.
b. Develop and use memory strategies to remember information.
c. Learn to work with classmates, contact them with questions that you have and form study groups.
d. Identify test-taking strategies for multiple choice, fill-in and essay tests.
Learn How to Advocate for Yourself
1. Attend all your education planning meetings, e.g., IEP, 504 Plan, and Transition Plan.
2. Ask questions when you don’t understand something.
3. Develop problem solving strategies
a. Identify possible social problems you have in school and possible solutions.
b. Identify possible educational problems in school and possible solutions.
c. Develop a list of people who can help you solve these problems.
Develop a Personal Information File
Be aware of where your educational records, social security card, and birth certificate are kept at home.
Investigate Possible Careers
Identify possible career interests and education needed for them.