Transition

 

 

Transition to Adulthood

Universal Design for Learning and the Transition to a More Challenging Academic Curriculum: Making it in Middle School and Beyond 


 Self-Determination: Supporting Successful Transition

 Self-determination is a concept reflecting the belief that all individuals have the right to direct their own lives. Students who have self-determination skills have a stronger chance of being successful in making the transition to adulthood, including employment and independence (Wehmeyer & Schwartz, 1997). Starting with the 1990 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (P.L. 101-476), transition services must be based on student needs and take into account student interests and preferences. To accomplish this goal, students must be prepared to participate in planning for their future. Several curricula have been developed to address the need for self-determination skills among adolescents, including the skills needed to take control of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process. Read more...


Secondary Transition (Statute)

The term “transition services” means a coordinate of activities for a child with a disability that: 

Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s  movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education; vocational education; integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing and adult education; adult services; independent living or community participation;

Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the child with a disability to facilitate the child’s  movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education; vocational education; integrated employment (including supported employment); continuing and adult education; adult services; independent living or community participation;

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
 

Creating Opportunities for Youth with Disabilities to Achieve Successful Futures

Research to Practice Briefs

Improving secondary education and transition services through research.


 Transition Guide


 Transition and Your Adolescent with Learning Disabilities:

Moving from High School to Postsecondary Education, Training, and Employment - Parent Handbook


 Planning for the Future

A Workbook to Help Young Adults with Disabilities, Their Families and Professionals to Plan for the Living, Working, and Participating in the Community


 Transition to College: Strategic Planning to Ensure Success for Students With Learning Disabilities



Preparing for Employment: On the Home Front


Taxonomy for Transition Programming

A Model for Planning, Organizing, and Evaluating Transition Education, Services, and Programs

 

 Transition from Family Centered Early Support & Services - A Guide for Staff & Families (Spring 2005)

 


New Hampshire Early Learning Curriculum Guidelines & Preschool Child Outcomes for Young Children with Disabilities  ~  Ages 3-5

 

 

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