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| Specialty Resource Contacts: | Transition and Self-Determination Consultant | ||||||||||||||||
| Project/Program/Clinic Contacts: | Center for Literacy, Education, and Employment (CLEE) | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s): |
Family/Parent/Youth Advocacy Education/Special Education Education: General |
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| AUCD Council Membership: |
No Council Membership |
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| Research: | inclusion, self-advocacy, self-determination | ||||||||||||||||
| Service: | special education, inclusion, education, literacy, teaching | ||||||||||||||||
Vita/Bio
Melvin joined the Center for Literacy, Education & Employment in the Fall of 2011. He has been a middle school teacher and a volunteer tutor in adult literacy. Melvin holds a Master of Professional Studies degree and a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, both from the University of Memphis. As a Self-Determination trainer and Transition consultant, Melvin provides professional development and technical assistance to teachers and others on helping high school students, including those with disabilities or other barriers, transition from high school to career or post-secondary education or training.
