Financial Literacy for Special Ed Students

The numbers are staggering. Fully 88% of Americans feel that they left school unprepared to deal with adult financial matters. And, that lack of knowledge shows: today over 49% of us carry credit card debt from month to month adding thousands of dollars of interest to our budgets every year.

That's why state after state are instituting financial literacy courses as a requirement for high school graduation.

But what happens to special ed students when these new laws go into effect? Too often, well-meaning requirements like exit exams and literacy tests place extra, even unachievable, obstacles for students with special needs.

That's where Financial Literacy for Special Education comes in.

Written on an elementary level with scaffolded lessons and lots of visuals, this workbook, nevertheless, provides students with special needs all the vital financial literacy information they need to lead productive, independent adult lives, but offers it in bite-sized chunks that allow students to be successful.

Presently, standards are aligned with Oregon. However, editions will soon be available for other states and general consumption. And, let's face it, financial literacy is a finite subject. There are a set group of skills we all need to understand the basics of responsible adult finances. So, regardless of state, the facts taught are basically the same.

So, here's a free sample of the concepts and presentation of this vital skill set. Check it out and see how to provide your students with equal footing to their general ed peers and a chance to overcome the abysmal statistics of past generations.

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