Your Complete Guide to Transition Planning and Services - Mary E. Morningstar

Descriere Your Complete Guide to Transition Planning and Services - Mary E. Morningstar

\nIf you're 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. It's a complex and challenging job--and this introductory guide will help you every step of the way as you support students' successful transition to college, work, and community life.\n \nYou'll get the how-to guidance you need to master all the basics of transition planning and services, from assessing each learner's strengths and writing IEPs to evaluating student progress. Research-based 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 must-read for all transition coordinators--and any secondary educator with a role on the transition team--this book is your essential guide to supporting successful, self-determined futures for all your students.\n \nPRACTICAL HELP IN EVERY CHAPTER: \n \n- Getting started. For each major transition topic covered, you'll find a thorough introduction to the fundamentals, including definitions of key terms and concrete examples. \n- Making it happen. Get in-depth guidance and practical strategies for creating and carrying out each step of an effective transition plan. \n- 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. \n \nDISCOVER 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 studentsâ (TM) social skills - support participation in community experiences - promote interagency collaboration - evaluate student progress - and more \n \nWith practical checklists & forms: \n \n- Skills and Knowledge Checklist for transition specialists \n- Self-determination forms for students and families \n- Helpful forms for your career development program \n- Ecological inventory and task analysis forms

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Brookes Publishing Company

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9781598573114

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