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REACHRealizing Educational and Career
HopesUniversity of Iowa

• The University of Iowa REACH Program is conceived
  as a two year, post-secondary certificate program
  located on the campus of the University of Iowa.
  Total of 50 students-25 per class.
• Education focuses on academic skill building,
  career preparation, life skills, socialization,
  and career placement following graduation.
• The program relies upon evidence based practices
  and includes instruction in classrooms, in
  residence halls, and at job sites.

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Residence

• Students live in a residence hall located on the
  University of Iowa campus, and receive support
  from specially trained residence assistants.
• A fully inclusive collegiate environment provides
  students with age appropriate community
  opportunities and interactions with other
  university students.

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Students

• Students served by the program will typically
• be between the ages of 18-25
• have identified learning problems that have
  significantly interfered with school performance
  throughout his/her academic career
• generally, students will have been involved in
  some form of special education resource
  programming
• have sufficient skills to adjust to all aspects
  of the University based program
• Evaluation Challenge
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• develop an alternate or universally designed
  "ability to benefit" test that creates access to
  PSE for students with disabilities---this does
  not currently exist

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Collegiate Educational and Research Impact
All Departments in the College of Education have
professional graduate students and undergraduates
involved in the Program and will be supported by
assistantships in teaching and/or
research. National need focuses on training and
educational practices in post-secondary settings
for students with learning disabilities. The
advancement of inclusive post secondary research
in education and teaching of college students
with multiple learning disabilities is a
continuing goal within the University of Iowa
College of Education.
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RESULTS of the REACH Program

• Career Outcomes
• Most importantly enhanced career outcomes for
  students with multiple learning disabilities will
  be a continuing reality for Iowa students who
  will be successfully pursuing their careers and
  their life ambitions following the completion of
  the REACH program.
• Research and Practice Outcomes
• The advancement of inclusive post secondary
  research in education and teaching of college
  students with multiple learning disabilities will
  be a continuing goal within the University of
  Iowa College of Education. This research and
  practice will have long reaching impact on
  inclusive educational practices in Iowa and the
  nation.
• Teacher Resource Outcomes
• A growing cadre of trained teachers and graduate
  professionals in post secondary education for
  college students with multiple learning
  disabilities will be available to Iowa and the
  nation.

      
Fall of 2008