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Student Guides

Developed especially for older students with disabilities, these award-winning guides are actually a set of materials: a booklet for students, another for families and professionals, and an audiotape/CD for everybody!

• Learn about students becoming fully involved in the IEP process (Set 1).
• Take a closer look at how students with cognitive disabilities can find and keep a job (Set 2).
• Hear how eight young people overcome their fears and run, roll, and leap into living every moment (Set 3)!
  

Student Guide Set 1

Includes:

• A Student's Guide to the IEP
  
• Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students Develop Their IEPs
  
• Audiotape

You can order these materials as a set, but they are also available individually.

A Student's Guide to the IEP (ST1B)

• Text Only —ST 1B
• PDF —ST 1B
• Script of the audiotape (Tape1) —ST 1B

Students with disabilities can be important participants in developing their own IEPs! The audiotape in Set 1 features several students, all of whom have disabilities, talking about their experiences as active participants in the IEP process. The accompanying student booklet guides students through the process of learning how the IEP is developed, learning about their own disability, listing their strengths and areas of need, identifying what accommodations they need in school, developing a list of goals and objectives for the year, talking with teachers and parents, and preparing for and participating in the IEP meeting. 2002, 12 pages.

The tape and the student guide are intended to be used in combination with the technical assistance guide: Helping Students Develop Their IEPs (described below).

Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students Develop Their IEPs (TA2B)

This TA guide is meant to be used in combination with A Student's Guide to the IEP.

• Text only —TA 2B
• PDF —TA 2B
• Script of the audiotape (Tape1) —TA 2B

Would you like to help students with disabilities become active participants in their own IEP meeting? This TA Guide will tell you how. It's written expressly for parents, teachers, and school administrators. Detailed suggestions are given for teaching students about the purpose and contents of IEPs, and how to discuss their disability, learning styles, and accommodation needs. An audiotape program accompanies the guide and features teachers, administrators, and parents, who share their experiences with student participation in the IEP process. 2002, 20 pages.

Student Guide Set 2

Includes:

• A Student's Guide to Jobs

• Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students with Cognitive Disabilities Find and Keep a Job

• Audiotape

You can order these materials as a set, but they are also available individually.

A Student's Guide to Jobs (ST2B)

• Text only —ST 2B
• Script of the audiotape (Tape2) —ST 2B

On the audiotape of this award-winning set, young people with mental retardation or autism speak candidly about their job-related experiences. Parents, transition specialists, and employers also share their insights. A Student's Guide to Jobs is designed especially for students with significant disabilities such as mental retardation and autism.

This guide and the tape are meant to be used in combination with our Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students with Cognitive Disabilities Find and Keep a Job.

Technical Assistance Guide: Helping Students with Cognitive Disabilities Find and Keep a Job (TA3B)

This TA guide is meant to be used in combination with A Student's Guide To Jobs.

• Text only —TA 3B
• PDF —TA 3B
• Script of the audiotape (Tape2) —TA 3B

This Technical Assistance Guide is designed to assist families, transition specialists, employers, and others in helping students with significant cognitive disabilities find and keep a job.

Student Guide Set 3

Includes:

• Relish is for More Than Hot Dogs: A Student's Guide to Making Your Own Sweet Success

• Technical Assistance Guide - Relish is for More Than Hot Dogs: Helping Students Make Their Own Sweet Success

• CD / Audiotape

You can order these materials as a set, but they are also available individually.

Relish is for More Than Hot Dogs: A Student's Guide to Making Your Own Sweet Success (ST3B)

• Text only —ST 3B
• PDF —ST 3B
• Script of the audioprogram (Tape3) —ST 3B

This guide captures the spirit of eight remarkable young men and women who share their stories of following their dreams and "relishing" their successes. On the accompanying CD/audiotape you will hear their voices and those of the adults in their lives who have helped them along the way. 2004, 20 pages.

The CD/audiotape and the student guide are intended to be used in combination with the technical assistance guide - Relish is for More Than Hot Dogs: Helping Students Make Their Own Sweet Success (described below).

Technical Assistance Guide - Relish is for More Than Hot Dogs: Helping Students Make Their Own Sweet Success (TA4)

• Text only —TA 4B
• PDF —TA 4B
• Script of the audiotape (Tape3) —TA 4B

This guide is written for parents, family members, educators, and service providers who would like to nurture positive self-esteem in children and youth with disabilities. The guide talks about how adults can help young people develop their confidence and skills so they live vital, self-directed lives, full of relish and all the good stuff! 2004, 24 pages.

The CD/audiotape and technical assistance guide are intended to be used in combination with the student’s guide described above.

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