Description |
xiv, 199 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
Contents |
Foreword / Laura Owens -- 1. Transitioning Students with Disabilities: Preparing for Life -- 2. Transition Models and Practices -- 3. Transition and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners -- 4. Selecting Appropriate Assistive Technology for Student Transition -- 5. Planning and Developing Student-focused Individualized Transition Plans -- 6. Collaborating with Families in the Transition Process -- 7. Job and Career Development: Understanding the Nature and Types of Jobs -- 8. Employment Training, Support, and Vocational/Technical Education -- 9. Social Outcomes and Community Resources -- 10. Transportation Education and Leisure/Recreation Outcomes -- 11. Independent Living Outcomes, Residential Opportunities, Group Homes, and Intermediate Care -- 12. Postsecondary Education Outcomes |
Summary |
"The need for transition services for students with exceptionalities is apparent and critical for their success after high school. It is essential for school professionals, parents, and students to work collaboratively and consultively to determine each student's future goals and develop an effective plan to meet those goals successively. This book, therefore, focuses on all aspects of that transition planning from school to postschool levels. The text provides the reader with a foundation of transition services and a historical overview of models and practices and offers a critical look at transition with students from culturally and ethnically diverse backgrounds. In addition, it presents an in-depth look at assistive technology to assist students in fully participating in the planning for their future and also describes the process for planning and the importance of family collaboration."--BOOK JACKET |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-186) and indexes |
Subject |
Youth with disabilities -- Education -- United States.
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School-to-work transition -- United States.
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Students with disabilities -- Services for -- United States.
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Author |
Obiakor, Festus E.
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LC no. |
2007034975 |
ISBN |
9780398077884 (hard) |
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0398077886 (hard) |
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9780398077891 (paperback) |
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0398077894 (paperback) |
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