Self-Advocacy    Failure as a Tool    Independence    Social Issues    Counseling
Strengths    Remediation    Problem-Solving Skills    How Do I Learn?    Generalization
Communication Skills    Assistive Technology    Relationship & Life Skills
 

"Independence is not having to rely on something or somebody else, not being easily influenced, and showing self-reliance and personal freedom." Read INTRODUCTION
Enrichment Activities that go above and beyond the standard curriculum Link to Files   Course Requirements Project Proposal Explaining Your Project Results	Dayle's Video Reflections Dayle Upham, author of Making the Grade: Reflections on Being Learning Disabled, offers introductory comments. You will need the Windows Media Player to view the movie   Play Movie (Streaming wmv file)

Examples of Student Projects

Resources

Web Sites:

National Center for Learning Disabilities
http://www.ncld.org/livingwithld/teens_future_living.cfm 

U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/adolescence/part7.html 

Links to assessment, childcare, early childhood education and research, special education, television and technology
http://coe.west.asu.edu/ecd/earlylnk.htm

Independent living skills, services, information and resources  http://www.palomar.edu/dsps/living.html
 

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