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Academics

academics access to general education achievement factors achievement/performance classes classroom activities classroom participation course taking curriculum curriculum modification education support educational attainment english language english language learner program enrichment programs general education general education course taking grade level progression grade retention grades grading instructional activities instructional groupings instructional materials instructional practices instructional settings keeping up in general education keeping up with class mathematics mathematics level mathematics performance test performance reading reading level discrepency reading performance test science social studies student achievement study skills support programs (academic)supports for teachers teacher expectations and perceptions teacher support testing ungraded

Assessment

assessment standardized testing

Disability

ADD ADHD autism deaf-blindness disability disability declassification disibility identification emotional disturbances hearing hearing impairment learning disabilities mental retardation multiple disabilities orthopedic impairment other health impairment placement options speech/language impairment traumatic brain injury vision visual impairment

Extracurricular/Social/Community

arrests citizenship community activities community group participation community resources community-based experiences community-based instruction criminal justice system involvement driver's license driving duration of employement early intervention services enjoyment of school extracurricular activities feelings about friends feelings about parents getting along with students getting along with teachers group activities group membership group participation health health status hours of employment hours worked involvement at school juvenile justice non-academic course taking personal relationships probation/parole reliance on family and friends residential arrangements school activities involving parents school meetings involving parents school-based events involving parents social activities social adjustment social adjustment at school social background social engagement social functioning social interaction social involvement social skills sports volunteering volunteering by parents

Home and Family

family formation family involvement family involvement at home family involvement at school family perceptions of youth family support for homework homework homework help household arrangement household characteristics household demographics household income household income of youth living independently household responsibilities parent characteristics parent expectations parent involvement parent involvement at home parent involvement at school parent invovlement in IEPs parent perceptions of transition planning parent perceptions of youth parent support groups parent teacher conferences parent training parents' expectations parents' expectations for post-secondary education/training parents' expectations for youth employment parents' satisfaction parents' satisfactions with schooling talking about homework/school

NLTS2

methodology parent interview sample school program survey teacher survey Woodcock Johnson III research youth interview

Postsecondary

accommodations for employment accommodations for post-secondary education adult service agencies/organizations autonomy college (4 yr)/university enrollment community living skills community/2-year college enrollment course of study for transition planning daily living skills disability disclosure educational attainment expectations employment engagement in community engagement in employment engagement in post-secondary engagement in school expectations fucntional ratings scale functional skills/performance independence independence expectations independent living job counseling job satisfaction job search job training jobs jobs held leisure time activities life skills out-of-school youth participants in transition planning paticipation in transition planning personal living skills post-school employment post-school services post-secondary education post-secondary education accommodation post-secondary education training post-secondary school completion psychological empowerment school exit status school staff perceptions of transition planning self advocacy self care self care skills self-determination self-realization support for transition technical/business/vocational school enrollment transcripts transition goal for living independently transition goals transition goals for employment transition goals for post-secondary education/training transition planning types of jobs types of jobs held vocational classes vocational education vocational goals vocational rehabilitation vocational services vocational/business/technical school enrollment wages work experience work study youths' aptitudes

Related Services

audiology early disability services governmental assistance program health services medication mental health services mobility mobility services occupational therapy orientation personal counsel personal therapy physical functioning physical therapy preschool special education psychological services mental health psychotropic medications related services reproductive health education services services services and supports speech language therapy teen parenting education services transportation tutoring

School Data

absenteeism average school enrollment business/technical/vocational school enrollment disability population of schools drop-out rates drop-outs ethnic characteristics of schools free or reduced price lunch GED participation GED program participation grade level graduates graduation requirements high school completers high school completion high school equivalency high school re-entry programs poverty level of schools racial characteristics of schools rural schools school policies school resources school safety school size school staff social promotion student body characteristics suburban schools summer school urban schools

Special Education

accommodations due process hearing IEP involvement of parents IEP involvement of youth mediation receipt of special education self-contained service initiation special education special education class special education course taking special education placement options Title I

Student Characteristics

age age at identification of disability age of first disability related services attendance benefits changing schools class size communication competencies demographic characteristics ethnic background feelings about school financial independence financial management fired from job free time friends friendships gender individual characteristics language used at home marriage minorities mortality parenting participation persistence poverty race school changes school engagement school mobility self descriptions self evaluation self perceptions strengths student classroom participation TV watching types of schools types of schools attended use of free time

Technology

asstisive technology computers in schools hearing devices medical devices school computers