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Extended Core Curriculum

The Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) is the body of knowledge and skills that are needed by students with visual impairments due to their unique disability-specific needs. Students with visual impairments need the expanded core curriculum in addition to the core academic curriculum of general education. The ECC should be used as a framework for assessing students, planning individual goals and providing instruction. American Foundation of the blind

self-determination              Perkins

12/4/2018

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Book on teaching self-determination

ED 442 207EC 307 841
AUTHORField, Sharon; Martin, Jim; Miller, Robert; Ward, Michael;
Wehmeyer, MichaelTITLEA Practical Guide for Teaching Self-Determination.INSTITUTIONCouncil for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. Div. of Career
Development and Transition.ISBNISBN-0-86586-301-6PUB DATE1998-00-00NOTE185p.AVAILABLE FROMCouncil for Exceptional Children, CEC Publications, 1920

Association Dr., Dept. K0032, Reston, VA 20191-1589 (Stock#P5231, $39.95, nonmembers; $27.50 CEC members). Tel:888-232-7733 (Toll Free); Fax: 703-264-9494; Web site:http://www.cec.sped.org.PUB TYPEGuidesNon-Classroom (055)EDRS PRICEMF01/PC08 Plus Postage.DESCRIPTORSAdministrators; *Curriculum; *Disabilities; Elementary
Secondary Education; Family Involvement; *IndividualizedEducation Programs; *Self Determination; *StudentEmpowerment; *Student Evaluation; Student Participation;Transitional ProgramsIDENTIFIERS*Individualized Transition Plans
ABSTRACT
Targeted at special education teachers/special populationinstructors, work experience coordinators, vocational assessment personnel,and guidance counselors, this guide examines the relationships among careerdevelopment, transition, and self-determination for students withdisabilities. The guide uses a question-and-answer format to identify andrespond to key topics that practitioners need to address to promote studentself-determination in their service settings, and provides detailed reviewsof over 30 curriculum materials and assessment tools in the areaofself-determination. Specific chapters address:(1) the importance ofself-determination and school and family-based interventions to support thedevelopment of self-determination;(2) student involvement in theIndividualized Education Program and transition process and specificstrategies to prepare students for participation and to increase studentparticipation;(3) assessment of self-determination;(4) instructionalpractices that promote self-determination and family and schooladministratorroles in promoting self-determination in students;(5) self-determinationinstructional materials review; and (6) key issues and future directions inself-determination. Curriculum and assessment resources available toeducators and service providers are described throughout the guide alongwithappropriate contact information. In addition, an appendix includes anannotated bibliography of recent articles and books written on thetopic ofself-determination. (Each chapter contains references.)(

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