Transition
If you are interested in learning more about this content area, but don’t know where to begin or would like a suggestion, take a look at these items recommended by our staff:
7 Steps for Success: High School to College Transition Strategies for Students with Disabilities
This resource is for professionals seeking to promote the successful transition of students with learning disabilities to post secondary education, as well as students themselves and their families.
Implementing Ongoing Transition Plans for the IEP : A Student-Driven Approach to IDEA Mandates
Transition coordinator Pat McPartland tracked down former special needs students of hers several years out of high school and found that many were either under- or unemployed, some were unmarried with children, others had started but dropped out of technical schools and colleges, and most continued to struggle with the transition to adult life. In this book, McPartland responds to this crisis by diagraming a new approach to the assessment and instruction of students in an ongoing life skill and transition program. McPartland looks at the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which mandates that students with special needs be in possession of basic life skills when they graduate from high school, and suggests ways to meet these goals. Contains 1 CD ROM.
Informal Assessments for Transition: Independent Living and Community Participation
Today, society supports the successful transition from school to the adult world for students. As educators and others in the helping professions, we expect our students and clients to become participating members of the community. This goal applies to all students in our schools, including those with disabilities. Transition planning is critical for all students and is a shared responsibility among all educators, students and their families, and their communities. The literature and the legislation have shown that successful transitions are related to a multitude of factors that include independent living and community participation. From early in elementary school through graduation from high school and involvement in postsecondary, career, and community activities, there are many opportunities to favorably influence the successful transition of students.