Hi Mary,
In my experience as a GED teach with many of these students in my class, the 
reading resources are generally few but mainly with an adult literacy 
program such as Austin Literacy, here in Texas.  I would like to see what 
other programs are available since my students rarely will go to Austin 
Literacy for additional help.

Mary Sampson
Mary Dow <maryachi007 at yahoo.com> said:


> Hello.

> 

> My name is Mary Dow and I am a high school Resource

> teacher in Los Angeles.  I have enjoyed reading the

> many posts about transition and the military since it

> is a very relevant subject for me.  

> 

> On a different note, many of my students with LD will

> drop out prior to completing high school, usually at

> their 18th birthday.  Recommending to them that they

> stay in high school until they are 21 is not what they

> will be willing to do.  Nevertheless, over the many

> conversations I have had with these young adults, I am

> always aware that their dislike for school is not

> indicative of a dislike for learning.  My question is,

> what are the reading instruction resources available

> for them once they leave public high school?  Related

> to this, what self-advocacy skills will they need to

> develop in order to access those resources?  

> 

> I look forward to any suggestions from the community.

> 

> -Mary Dow, M.Ed.

> High School Resource Specialist

> Hollywood High School

> 

> 

> 

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