Definition: All students acquire academic skills appropriate to support postsecondary goals through direct instruction and/or added support as necessary.
Elements:
- Predictors of academic success
- Study skills
- Reading and writing skills, basic to all disciplines
- Asking for help
Predictors of academic success
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) provides descriptions and lesson plan starters for effective practices and predictors that promote positive post-school outcomes for all students with disabilities. The website is a little hard to use, but full of good stuff. We recommend using their the search box, for example, “algebra”, to cut through to content that interests you.
Study skills
Concise tips and study advice from the Sunnyside Unified School District in Tucson, AZ.
Organizational tips from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, with a focus on students figuring out which strategies work for them.
Reading and writing skills
Asking for help
Article from CollegeBoard about the role of the guidance counselor, starting with freshman year.
See Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy page on our site.