Component 3 – Making the Commitment

Before you begin work on your capstone project, there are a number of resources available to assist you in making changes in your instructional program. Click on the following link and review the information that has been provided from the Florida GED Administrators’ Manual.  This section will provide you with information that you can share with your staff.  It addresses instructional modifications that can be made to assist teachers working with students with learning disabilities.  Print the material and provide copies to your teachers as a resource for them to use in the classroom.  Instructional Modifications for Adults with Learning Disabilities in GED Preparation. 

There are other resources available for you and your teachers. The following links will connect you to some important information that you may wish to use as you Make the Commitment.

GED Testing Service – Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities: http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section= GEDTS&TEMPLATE=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=12223

LD/ADHD Psycho/Educational Assessment: http://home.gwu.edu/~kkid/testing.html

Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education, Program Support and Compliance Team, Technical Assistance Paper - Education Program/Facility Survey http://www.firn.edu/doe/workforce/doc/ta_paper_2003.doc

This program was developed for the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education by the Adult Secondary/GED/VPI Committee of the Practitioners' Task Force.