Full Description
This book is a quick and practical guide to the basics of transition planning for students with disabilities. Drawing on a strong body of research and filled with evidence-based strategies, practical guidance, clear examples, and usable tools and forms, it guides educational professionals to work successfully with these students and their families) to design effective transition Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and prepare for the workforce, further education or training, and community living. Updates to the second edition include thorough discussion of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA-2014), discussion of funding sources that are available today due to new legislation, new case studies, increased emphasis on student involvement, and more.
Contents
About the Downloads
List of Downloadable Materials
Series Preface
Editorial Advisory Board
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Introduction to Transition Planning
Paul Wehman, Valerie Brooke, and Joshua Taylor
Chapter 2 Individual and Community Transition Planning: Focus on Inclusion
Joshua Taylor, Paul Wehman, and Cyndi Pitonyak
Chapter 3 Developing the Transition Curriculum
DiAnne B. Davidsen and Joshua Taylor
Chapter 4 Planning for the Future: One Student at a Time
Judy Averill and Elizabeth Evans Getzel
Chapter 5 Writing the Transition Individualized Education Program
Wendy Parent-Johnson, Richard Parent-Johnson, and Paul Wehman
Chapter 6 Implementing the Transition Individualized Education Program
Paul Wehman, Catherine A. Anderson, and Ellie C. Hartman
Chapter 7 Understanding the Different Pathways to Competitive Employment from School
Jennifer Todd McDonough and Holly N. Whittenburg
Chapter 8 Customized Employment
Holly N. Whittenburg and Jennifer Todd McDonough
Chapter 9 Funding Transition Programs: Toward a Seamless Transition from School into Adulthood
William Grant Revell, Jr. and Paul Wehman
References
Index
