Description
Book SynopsisA Collaborative Approach to Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities is designed to inform aspiring special education teachers, special education teams, transition planning specialists and school administrators about the complex process of transition planning and to meet the transition requirements of special education legislation.
Author Dr. JoAnn Rae has been in the field of special education for 34 years, in service as a special education teacher, special education administrator, teacher certification supervisor and as college faculty. The framework she outlines is specially designed to advance students’ involvement and participation in their lives, not only in the presence of the most severe sensory and intellectual disabilities, but also in the case of multiple disabilities. Unique scenarios not typically seen in other textbooks, such as IEP team disagreements, students with terminal illnesses, students with ill or overworked parents or students living in poverty are also explored.
The text also includes:
- Descriptions of research-based practices to maximize students’ self-determination, autonomy, goal setting and ability to have successful life experiences
- Opportunities to integrate knowledge with practice by providing strategies that relate to the real-life difficulties students and transition planning specialists may encounter
- Easy-to-replicate communication tools, such as letters to students and parents, as examples to enhance collaboration
- Methods for teachers to effectively promote and increase student involvement and collaboration by using structured and interactive interviews
A Collaborative Approach to Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities reflects the universal challenges that teachers, families and finally, the students themselves face, as they progress through school with a disability. For students with disabilities, the key component to successful transition planning is creating a collaborative atmosphere that allows them to be successful. This book promises to serve as an essential resource to all who are dedicated to that goal.
Table of Contents
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part 1 Introduction to Transition Planning
- Chapter 1 Transition Planning and Special Education Law
- Part 2 Transition Planning Practices
- Chapter 2 An Interactive Framework of Activities Focusing on Community Access, Student Engagement, and Post-School Goals Selection
- Chapter 3 Collaborating With Families During the Transition Planning Process
- Part 3 Assessments
- Chapter 4 Medical Conditions, Assessment, and Transition: Implications of
- Disability and Medical Conditions on Work-Seeking Activities and Educational Progress
- Chapter 5 Assessment Tools
- Part 4 Transition Plan Development
- Chapter 6 Transition Plan Frameworks: Creating the Transition Plan
- Chapter 7 Career and Employment-Based Learning: Supporting Entry Into the Workforce and Postsecondary Education
- Part 5 Special Education Programs: Responsibilities and Resources of Transition Team Members and Community and Governmental Agencies
- Chapter 8 School Leadership and Transition Planning
- Chapter 9 Roles of the Secondary Special Education Team and Community Agencies
- Part 6 Special Considerations: Working With Diverse Groups of Students
- Chapter 10 Students With Specific Learning Disabilities and Speech and Language Impairments
- Chapter 11 Students With Emotional, Behavioral, and Severe Mental Health Disorders
- Chapter 12 Students Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
- Section 1: Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Section 2: Students Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
- Chapter 13 Students With Autism Without Accompanying Language or Intellectual Impairment
- Chapter 14 Students With Other Health Impairments, Chronic Medical and Orthopedic Impairments, and Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 15 Students With Mild, Moderate, Severe, Multiple, and Profound Intellectual Disabilities
- Chapter 16 Students With Autism and Accompanying Language and Intellectual Impairment
- Part 7 Special Education Transitions
- Chapter 17 The Effectiveness of Transition Planning: Monitoring the Practices of the Special Education Team
- Chapter 18 Special Education Transitions From Birth to Age 21
- Glossary
- Index
