The Adolescent Literacy KnowledgeBase

This KnowledgeBase archive includes content and external links that were accurate and relevant as of September 30, 2019.

The Writing Successful Grants KnowledgeBase is an online resource aiding education professionals in their pursuit of public and private grants to support local programs. Its five elements contain information and resources that assist the grant seeker with developing their project, writing the grant proposal and managing the grant upon its award.

Task 3: Life After High School

Guideline: Adolescence is a journey of transitions through early, middle, and late stages. Through each stage, the adolescent deals with aspects of physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development. Possessing an awareness of these transitions enables educators to assist adolescent students with navigating these transitions to life after high school school.

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Dropout Prevention

This link to Adlit.org provides resources addressing dropout prevention.

From School to Work

Thispublication from the National High School Center (betterhighschools.org) provides information for helping students make the transition from high shool to a career or college.

Helping Your Teen Decide What to Do After High School

This link is to an article for parents at KidsHealth.org discussing the options associated with life after high school. This resource may be useful for teachers when responding to questions from parents.

Transitioning to College

As noted at its website, "This site was developed at Kent State University with input from Ohio academic and high school librarians." It provides a series of learning modules about how to succeed in college. This resource may be useful for teachers when responding to questions from students.