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About Kelley Challen: Kelley Challen, Ed.M., CAS, is an expert transition specialist and national speaker who has supported teens and young adults with a wide array of developmental and learning needs since 2004. Since 2013, Kelley has served as Director of Transition Services at NESCA, where she provides individualized transition assessment, planning, consultation, and coaching. She is passionate about helping students build the skills and self-determination needed to navigate postsecondary education, employment, independent living, and community life, and she regularly contributes to public conversations about best practices in transition planning and disability services.

Read Kelley’s 31 Must-Have College Readiness Skills here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/31-must-have-college-readiness-skills-kelley-challen-c5h4e/ A Guide to College Readiness by Landmark College: https://nextsteps-nh.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/college-readiness_assessment-Landmark-Guide.pdf The College Readiness Checklist by Southern Utah University : https://www.suu.edu/trioets/documents/1617collegereadinessassessment.pdf

Learn more about Kelley’s work and NESCA’s services: Instagram - @KelleyChallenTransitions Facebook - Kelley Challen, Transition Specialist ( /KelleyChallenTransitions ) LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/kelleychallentransitions/ Substack - substack.com/@kelleychallentransitions YouTube - youtube.com/@KelleyChallenTransitions Website - www.nesca-newton.com/challen NESCA Blog - https://nesca-newton.com/nesca-notes/

Chapters

00:00 Intro 03:52 Kelley’s specialty 08:42 What is college readiness? 17:20 Setting limits 21:37 Imposter syndrome and learning differences 29:33 How many students with needs are missed? 36:58 The importance of using the right language 42:08 Understanding the college ready checklist 49:23 Being proactive 58:39 Taking small steps 1:01:21 Preparing for college 1:07:22 The reality of how many students struggle 1:10:02 What drives success in college? 1:19:17 Executive functioning checklist 1:26:04 Self awareness and self advocacy 1:33:00 Do you want to go? 1:35:11 Social readiness 1:41:19 Essential life skills 1:47:41 Outro

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.