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September 27, 2011 Forum for ExcellenceICSPS
Enhancing Classroom Enhancing Classroom Success for ALL Success for ALL Learners: Special Learners: Special Populations ResourcesPopulations Resources
Illinois Center for Specialized Professional Support (ICSPS)
Providing Publications Professional Development Technical Assistance
Funded by ICCB Resources for Career and Technical Education
Special Populations
Individuals from Individuals from EconomicallyEconomically
Disadvantaged Disadvantaged FamiliesFamilies
Illinois Special Populations: Current Status
Percentage of CTE students who qualify for one or more category of Perkins special populations
FY08 45% FY09 47% FY10 73%
"prepare special populations, including single parents and displaced homemakers…for high wage, high skill or high-demand occupations" (Perkins Act of 2006)
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Adopt practices that reflect high values with respect to both diversity and inclusiveness.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Assure that activities, materials, and equipment are physically accessible to and usable by all students and that all potential student characteristics are addressed in safety considerations.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Assure that course materials, notes, and other information resources are flexible and accessible to all students.
Instructional Strategies
Universal Design
Encourage effective interactions between students and between students and the instructor and assure that communication methods are accessible to all participants.
Single Parents, including Single Pregnant Women
How to Keep Pregnant and Parenting Students from Dropping Out