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Ella's High School: A Case Study

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Ella is a fifteen-year-old girl who suffered from a significant brain injury when she was four, which drastically changed her life. She enjoys attending school but “struggles to understand instructions given to her by teachers and has difficulty concentrating for long periods” (Hardman, Drew, & Egan, 2014, p. 234). The special education team at Ella’s high school has been committed to her success in the general education curriculum. She told her special educator, Mr. Allen, that she has a desire to move to the city and enroll in an acting school. However, Ella’s parents are concerned about how she will cope with others and stressful situations. Let’s find out what her future holds. Ella must begin transition planning at age fifteen even though

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