reading response

Using this unit’s required reading as well as independent research on the topic, write a brief summary (approximately 2 pages typed) that:

• Describes what factors lead a student with a disability to drop out of high school
• Explains how a 3-tiered intervention program (RTI, MTSS) can be implemented in a high school setting and how the system intersects with effective transition planning
• Suggests a few behavioral, academic and attendance strategies that can be used to prevent students from leaving school.

• Rae Textbook: pages 208-211
• National Secondary Transitional Technical Assistance Center TIERED INTERVENTIONS AND SECONDARY TRANSITION PLANNING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: 101
• Quick Guide: Secondary Response to Intervention. (2015). In National Technical Assistance Center on Transition. National Technical Assistance Center on Transition. (ED595530). ERIC.
• Morningstar, M. E., Bassett, D. S., Kochhar-Bryant, C., Cashman, J., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (2012). Aligning Transition Services With Secondary Education Reform: A Position Statement of the Division on Career Development and Transition. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 35(3), 132-142.
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• Thurlow, M. L., Sinclair, M. F., & Johnson, D. R. (2002). Students with Disabilities Who Drop Out of School: Implications for Policy and Practice. Issue Brief: Examining Current Challenges in Secondary Education and Transition . (ED468582) ERIC.