Your Complete Guide to Transition Planning and Services

If youre a special educator or transition coordinator for high school students with disabilities, you play a critical role in empowering young people to achieve their goals and dreams. Its a complex and challenging joband this introductory guide will help you every step of the way as you support students successful transition to college, work, and community life.Youll get the howto guidance you need to master all the basics of transition planning and services, from assessing each learners strengths and writing IEPs to evaluating student progress. Researchbased strategies help you develop effective plans with confidence, and the reproducible checklists and forms keep critical information organized as you prepare each student for life beyond the classroom. A mustread for all transition coordinatorsand any secondary educator with a role on the transition teamthis book is your essential guide to supporting successful, selfdetermined futures for all your students.PRACTICAL HELP IN EVERY CHAPTERGetting started. For each major transition topic covered, youll find a thorough introduction to the fundamentals, including definitions of key terms and concrete examples.Making it happen. Get indepth guidance and practical strategies for creating and carrying out each step of an effective transition plan.What you can do right now. Put the ideas in each chapter into immediate action with quick tips, helpful forms, and a list of the best online resources.DISCOVER HOW TO build a transition assessment toolkit write transition IEPs with measurable goals increase family and student involvement in transition planning strengthen student self-determination embed transition skills in core academic content boost student engagement in school create a quality career development program prepare students for postsecondary education teach independent living skills enhance students social skills support participation in community experiences promote interagency collaboration evaluate student progress and more With practical checklists & formsSkills and Knowledge Checklist for transition specialistsSelfdetermination forms for students and familiesHelpful forms for your career development programEcological inventory and task analysis forms