Effective Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities: A Collaborative Approach

Written by JoAnn M. Rae, this comprehensive guide is designed to support aspiring special education teachers, special education teams, transition planning specialists, and school administrators in navigating the complex process of transition planning for students with disabilities.

The author’s framework focuses on advancing student involvement and participation in their own lives, including those with severe sensory and intellectual disabilities, as well as multiple disabilities. The book tackles unique scenarios often overlooked in other textbooks, such as:

• IEP team disagreements
• Students with terminal illnesses
• Students with ill or overworked parents
• Students living in poverty

This invaluable resource includes:

• 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 real-life difficulties students and transition planning specialists may encounter
• Easy-to-replicate communication tools, such as letters to students and parents, to enhance collaboration
• Methods for teachers to effectively promote and increase student involvement and collaboration using structured and interactive interviews

Publisher: SLACK Incorporated
Publication Date: October 31, 2019
Language: English
ISBN: 9781630914981, 9781630914998

By providing a comprehensive and collaborative approach to transition planning, this book empowers educators and professionals to support students with disabilities in achieving their full potential and living successful, independent lives.