A+ Guide to Transitions from High School to College for Special Education

After recovering from my initial confusion about this tape's intended audience, I appreciated its discussion of topics of import to learning-disabled teens planning to seek higher education. Included is information on the roles of school counselors and learning consultants, the importance of community involvement, student portfolios and transition goals in an Individualized Education Plan, ADA Rule 504, the function of SATs and ACTs, college choice and interviewing, self-advocacy and self-disclosure, and time management. We meet well-spoken, on-target guidance counselors, parents, students, and school administrators (unfortunately, the tape doesn't identify their institutions--David Nast might well be "Director of Disabilities Services," but where?). And, as I intimated above, this video's title is somewhat misleading; it took me quite a while to figure out that the "special education" in the title referred to learning disabled teens, rather than retarded young people, especially since interviewees never once refer to a specific disability (dyslexia, ADD, etc.). Despite the potential for confusion, this information-rich program is recommended for high school, college, and public libraries that don't already have the more highly-rated Transitions to Postsecondary Learning (VL-1/99). Aud: H, C, P. (K. Glaser)