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Transition to Living.
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Repetto, Jeanne B. – Exceptionality, 2003
Discussion of transition for students with disabilities emphasizes transition skills needed for life beyond work. The importance of assisting students in planning for their life roles as workers, family members, friends, consumers, and community members is discussed. Suggestions are offered to better prepare students for all their life roles by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Educational Principles
Adolescents with Disabilities: The Need for Occupational Social Skills Training.
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Elksnin, Nick; Elksnin, Linda K. – Exceptionality, 2001
Occupational social skills are defined and their importance is highlighted. Four ways to develop appropriate training are offered: adapting commercial general social skills programs, adopting commercial social skills programs with an occupational focus, developing a program based on SCANS, and developing a program based on ecological assessment.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum, Disabilities, Educational Strategies
The Role of Assessment in the Transition to Adult Life Process for Students with Disabilities.
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Neubert, Debra A. – Exceptionality, 2003
This article addresses assessment in transition services for students with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. The legislative foundation, purposes, and uses of transition assessment in the middle and high school years are discussed in relation to transition planning. Competencies needed by…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation
Theories in Practice: School-to-Work Transitions-for-Youth with Mild Disabilities.
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Eisenman, Laura T. – Exceptionality, 2003
Discussion of school-to-work (STW) transitions for youth with mild disabilities first summarizes current research and models of practice on STW transition in special education, then identifies implicit yet infrequently named theories in research and practice, makes connections to STW theories outside special education, and suggests how emerging…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Practices, High Schools, Mild Disabilities
Integrating Preference Assessment within the Transition Process To Create Meaningful School-to-Life Outcomes.
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Lohrmann-O'Rourke, Sharon; Gomez, Ophelia – Exceptionality, 2001
This article discusses the inclusion of systematic preference assessment within transitional planning as a way to accurately interpret the preferences of students who use limited symbolic or nonsymbolic communication means. By using person-centered planning as a framework, it illustrates how to embed preference assessment within transitional…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Decision Making, Education Work Relationship, Evaluation Methods
Reflections on "Transition-Related IEP Objectives: Ensuring Their Functionality, Technical Adequacy, and Generality".
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Davis, Paula K.; Bates, Paul – Exceptionality, 1997
Reflects on a study of the effectiveness of an inservice training program on individualized education programs that was provided to two vocational coordinators and seven teachers of students with mental retardation. Discusses the reasons the study focused on behavioral objectives and the importance of writing quality behavioral objectives. (CR)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Education Work Relationship, Generalization, Individualized Education Programs