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.…

A study investigated the experiences of 22 families of children (age 3) with disabilities as they entered, participated in, and exited the transition process. The shift in service delivery models was often problematic, families were given a limited choice of preschool programs, and few programs offered inclusive service models. (Contains…

Identifies obstacles faced by young children with special needs when trying to integrate into school. Proposes new strategies to prepare and support personnel involved during transition and inclusion in the school setting. Details group discussion of parents, care center educators, teachers, and administrators that resulted in a transition plan.…

Adolescents with chronic illness confront barriers to accessing comprehensive transition services and face developmental challenges. Interdisciplinary transition planning should address health and career-related services that promote autonomy, proaction, and family involvement. (SK)

This article examines the background of the Supplementary Security Income (SSI) program, age 18 predetermination procedures under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, current implementation data, and issues focusing on the involvement of teachers and rehabilitation professionals involved in the transition…

Analysis of transition provisions of the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act identifies issues related to (1) coordination and responsibility (including general responsibility, postsecondary education, students in residential schools, and adjudicated students) and (2) transition plans (appropriateness of plans, preview and…

This article discusses the role of secondary level vocational-technical education as a logical approach to dropout prevention among students with disabilities or other special needs. It urges transitional planning teams to consider students' needs of services, agency providers, and community and labor market factors. (Contains references.) (DB)

The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities (NDPC-SD) was assigned the task of compiling, analyzing, and summarizing the data for Indicator 1--Graduation--from the FFY 2008 Annual Performance Reports (APRs) and amended State Performance Plans (SPPs), which were submitted by States to the Office of Special Education…

The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, primarily at the federal and state levels, with information about youth with disabilities in foster care, so that policymakers can begin to understand the characteristics of this population; the challenges they face; how they fare with regard to safety, permanency, self-determination and…

For students with disabilities, a big factor in their successful transition from high school to postsecondary education is accurate knowledge about their civil rights. The purpose of this guide is to provide high school educators with answers to questions students with disabilities may have as they get ready to move to the postsecondary education…

Although research has indicated that parent participation is considered to be one of the most important elements of transition planning, there are a few studies that have sought to measure the involvement of culturally and linguistically diverse parents. Asian Americans are the most diverse of America's leading minority groups and one of the most…

These materials present information on implementing a collaborative team model in the delivery of transition services to students with disabilities. The materials provide charts and forms outlining strategies to be used by a local interagency transition team to assess its existing level of collaboration, to conceptualize its jointly endorsed…

This document is a directory of current and newly expired projects funded under the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) Secondary Education and Transition Initiative. The compendium is divided into four sections: (1) an overview of project profiles, which contains a summary description of both current and expired…

This paper provides a definition of assessment that is tailored to the unique considerations of the concept and practice of the transition of students with disabilities from school to adult life. Assessment in transition is considered to be the on-going process of obtaining and properly using both person and environment-based assessment…

This ninth annual compilation documenting the literature in the field of transition and secondary special education contains 363 items, including journal articles, conference proceedings, project reports and products, videocassette recordings, presentations, pamphlets, dissertations, bibliographies, ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)…