Transition Planning for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth

Transition Planning for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth
Author: Gary Greene
Publisher: Brookes Transition to Adulthoo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598571592

This quick-guide helps educators and transition specialists ease the complex transition to adulthood for culturally and linguistically diverse youth with a range of disabilities. Includes photocopiable forms, practical tips and strategies, and helpful cas

Integrating Transition Planning Into the IEP Process

Integrating Transition Planning Into the IEP Process
Author: Lynda L. West
Publisher: Council for Exceptional Children
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1999
Genre: Education
ISBN:

The purpose of this guide is to assist those involved in the transition planning process to help students with disabilities achieve a smooth transition from school to adult life. The guide addresses topics that deal with the preparation of students with disabilities as they leave high school. The guide's eight chapters deal with: (1) defining transition and transition planning and outlining relevant legislation; (2) transition and self-advocacy, and the student's rights and responsibilities at the Individualized Education Program (IEP) meeting; (3) identification of needs and student assessment, including methods of collecting data, how to use assessment data, and types of assessment; (4) developing an individual plan for transition, focusing on targeted outcomes and roles and responsibilities of IEP team members; (5) curriculum for successful transition, including functional curriculum, daily living skills, social skills, occupational skills, and other topics; (6) support services in secondary and postsecondary settings; (7) transition planning and interagency cooperation; and (8) program evaluation and follow-up, which emphasizes the need for student follow-up as a necessary part of transition. Appendixes provide sample IEP statements, goals and objectives, suggested transition activities, and a sample IEP form. (Contains 34 references.) (CR)

Teaching Transition Skills in Inclusive Schools

Teaching Transition Skills in Inclusive Schools
Author: Teresa Ann Grossi
Publisher: Brookes Transition to Adulthoo
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598572339

How can high schools teach standards-based academic content and the critical transition skills students need to navigate adulthood? Find out in this practical guide, filled with tips, activities, and model lesson plans aligned with Common Core State St

Evidence-based Instructional Strategies for Transition

Evidence-based Instructional Strategies for Transition
Author: David W. Test
Publisher: Transition
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598571929

Meet the critical requirements of IDEA's Indicator 13 and prepare students with significant disabilities for a smooth transition to adulthood. This how-to guide is packed with practical strategies, tools, checklists, and lesson plans for teaching key skil

Life Beyond the Classroom

Life Beyond the Classroom
Author: Paul Wehman
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 504
Release: 1992
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In this improved and expanded edition of a classic resource, Paul Wehman and his colleagues take a fresh look at transition, examining the persistent yet unfortunate reality that not working is perhaps the truest definition of having a disability. Specialists in a variety of disciplines can use the creative and practical techniques in this book to ensure careful transition planning, to build young people's confidence and competence in this work skills, and to foster support from businesses and community organizations for training and employment programs. Young people with disabilities need life-skills training before they leave school. Life Beyond the Classroom offers professionals and students indispensable information and effective strategies for ensuring successful, supported transitions.

Transition by Design

Transition by Design
Author: Audrey Trainor
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2017-03-24
Genre: Education
ISBN: 080775840X

Transitions to adulthood for adolescents with disabilities are as diverse as the adolescents themselves. While there have been marked improvements for students with disabilities, there is still concern that employment education and independent living outcomes are not equitable across groups of students. For example, adolescents of color are more likely to face exclusionary discipline procedures in school resulting in detention and court involvement which, in turn, can limit access to educational opportunities in inclusive settings. Recommending a shift toward strengths-based approaches to research and practice, Trainor explores how all stakeholders, including researchers and practitioners, can help shape equitable opportunities for youth with disabilities in transition. Transition by Design reframes disability, diversity, and equity during the transition from high school to adulthood. Book Features: Uses a unique theoretical framework in transition: cultivating a culture of practice. Lays out an in-depth examination of the school-to-prison pipeline as a major issue in transition. Examines health status and healthcare access issues relative to transition. Calls for culturally responsive approaches to research by exposing the limitations of intervention methods and holes in the extant literature.

Transitioning Children with Disabilities

Transitioning Children with Disabilities
Author: Antonio L. Ellis
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2017-09-13
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9463511342

This book is an authoritative volume of scholarship through qualitative and quantitative methodologies on postsecondary transition services for a diverse readership. The editor’s intended audience is composed of students with disabilities, school administrators, special education coordinators, colleges and university faculty, staff, and administrators, among other scholars, practitioners, and advocates. Readers of this volume will be educated on the postsecondary transition process, and the lifelong commitment of educators who guides students with disabilities through their rigorous, yet rewarding journey. This book also can be used by student personnel administrators, employers, student retention coordinators, and workforce development professionals to improve the implementation of postsecondary transition services. The importance of comprehensive transition planning for students with disabilities is the impetus for bringing this collaborative effort to print. Topics in this volume highlight areas that have critical implications for children and adolescents’ preparation for adulthood. Contributors’ presents potent research regarding various topics addressing P-16 students’ needs, and have been active practitioners in both areas – transition services and disabilities as defined under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004. Ultimately, this book is a collection of interrelated chapters that offer rich content and insights into current trends for individuals with disabilities who are moving through various stages of their lives.

Culturally Responsive Transition for Students with Intellectual Disability

Culturally Responsive Transition for Students with Intellectual Disability
Author: Darren Scott Spencer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Intellectual disability
ISBN:

"Students with intellectual disability are mandated to have school-based transition planning to support them as they age into adulthood, and many school districts develop transition programs for students between ages 18 and 21. Both law and practice dictate that transition planning be done in collaboration with students and their families. However, culturally and linguistically diverse families may have differing values and beliefs than the school systems and staff that support their children. Such differences may indicate that transition programs are not adequately preparing students with intellectual disability for the lives they will live as adults. This study examines how schools can develop more culturally responsive transition programs in order to better serve culturally and linguistically diverse students, their families, and their communities. It uses a qualitative method using disparate focus groups of teachers, parents, and community members. Analysis of the focus groups utilizes Barry Johnson's principles of Polarity Management to establish five polarity sets: Safety and Risk, Independence and Interdependence, Monoculture and Multiculture, Trust and Advocacy, and Expectation and Possibility. Findings support the hypothesis of incongruity between the transition goals of teachers and diverse families. Recommendations for developing culturally responsive transition programs are provided for various stakeholder groups"--Abstract

Transition of Secondary Students with Emotional Or Behavioral Disorders

Transition of Secondary Students with Emotional Or Behavioral Disorders
Author: Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: At-risk youth
ISBN: 9780878226269

Focuses on successful practices, models, programmes, and recommendations for working with adolescents who have emotional or behavioural disorders. Cheney is joined by 31 nationally recognised contributing authors to provide answers to the hard questions of how to improve the educational, vocational, and community outcomes of youth with EBD.