Our district has a work program for our older students. It is an awesome program and the teachers who run it are phenomenal! I love that the student’s get opportunities to go out and get real work experience. They also have a class that pairs with it that teaches employment skills such as soft skills, interviewing, how to fill out an application, etc. It’s vital to practice for our students. We recently took these students on a field trip to our local community college. We were given a tour of the campus, we received an overview of the available programs, and the students were informed on how to get their IEP accommodations to roll over to community college classes. They also were informed on how to take their placement tests. The student support specialist at the disability services told us that placing even one course higher on a placement test can save a student almost $400. That is a lot of money for these students. I looked into what information they were tested on and found what related to my speech and language goals. I made a checklist to review with my students who are planning on going to the community college. I am using it as a tool to help us plan our goals and help my students buy-in to what I am teaching them. I am trying to get them more invested by showing them how this will impact their lives long term. I also started teaching testing terms to prepare them before they go in and take the test. If you haven’t taken a trip like this one with your students I highly recommend it. Reach out to your local community college and see if you can set it up!
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https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Community-College-Speech-Skills-Checklist-4512573
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