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Career Education for Students with Special Needs

The Instructional Guide for Career Education Kit is designed to assist special education students in acquiring career information and the skills for occupational planning. Since career education is a life-long process, instructional activities begin at the primary level and extend through the secondary grades. Early activities focus on promoting awareness while older students begin to explore options, learn about personal characteristics and prepare to enter the world of work. The six program goals mirror the eight competency areas highlighted in the CERES curriculum.

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Economic
Self-Sufficiency

Self-Awareness

Academic Abilities

Health and Safety

Civic Responsibilities

Family Living

For each of the goals, specific skill areas have been identified and performance objectives have been developed to assure student achievement in critical areas of skill development.
Information - gathering or sharing through study and experiences.

Problem Solving - through study, questioning or consultation with the appropriate person or source.

Attitudes - the motivation and loyalty with which a person approaches and performs a task.

The COPS II is an ideal assessment to accompany this curriculum.

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