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Direct linkMcCoy, Selina; Shevlin, Michael; Rose, Richard – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2020
The transition from primary to secondary school represents one of the key junctions in the educational career of young people. Research has shown that much of the challenge in this transition stems from changing social structures and encountering different learning environments. However, the transition experiences of students with special…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students
Holzman, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often require accommodations for the successful transition to postsecondary education. Offices of specialized/disability services at four-year postsecondary institutions and community colleges are responsible for providing accommodative services which include technology accommodations for students with…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Student Adjustment
Storey, Keith – Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, Ltd, 2018
This book is intended to give support providers the understanding, knowledge, and skills for providing transition and employment services in school, employment, community, and residential settings and thereby improve the quality of life for the individuals that they support. It not only shows how to support an individual with a disability but also…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Employment Services, Disabilities, Students with Disabilities
Download full textClark, Kelly – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2016
When students graduate from high school they often experience independence that includes (a) moving out on their own, (b) forming new relationships, and (c) supporting themselves financially. However, according to data from the National Longitudinal Transition Survey--2, only 38% of youth with disabilities have lived independently outside the…
Descriptors: Money Management, Knowledge Level, Consumer Education, High School Graduates
Davis, Mariya T.; Cumming, Ingrid K. – Preventing School Failure, 2019
Transition from high school to adulthood is a difficult period of life for all youth, especially those with disabilities. Research indicates students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) experience difficulties in transitioning to a postschool environment. Their postschool outcomes in the areas of education, employment, and community…
Descriptors: High School Students, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Richter, Mechthild; Popa-Roch, Maria; Clément, Céline – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2019
The transition from primary to secondary school is a sensitive phase in the life of a child, especially within vulnerable groups such as children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ASD characteristics, such as the refusal to change or social interaction difficulties, present challenges to the transition not only for the students themselves, but…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Individualized Education Programs, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
Martin, Jason – Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities, 2019
The scope of this article is to describe the creation and implementation of specialized adaptations used in teaching the subject of basic cryptography to students who are visually impaired or blind. Included is an overview of events held for visually impaired and blind transition age youth in Alabama and the methods used to engage this population…
Descriptors: Braille, Large Type Materials, Assistive Technology, Students with Disabilities
Bumble, Jennifer Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Successful transition outcomes for youth with disabilities necessitate collaboration within and beyond the school system. Ideally, this collaboration entails a wide range of professionals across school systems, service systems, and communities coming together as part of a "transition network" to contribute to transition planning,…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Transitional Programs
Smith, Jolan M.; Kataoka, Sheryl H.; Segovi, Francisco R.; Osuna, Anthony; Arriaga, Ivette; Garcia, Consuelo D.; Lee, Hyon Soo; Chiappe, Jenny C.; Juarez, Joseph L.; Kasari, Connie; Hassrick, Elizabeth McGhee; Jones, Felica; Mandell, David S.; Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Mundy, Peter C.; Smith, Tristram; Linares, Deborah E. – Multiple Voices: Disability, Race, and Language Intersections in Special Education, 2021
Few studies use a strengths-based perspective to identify strategies that support K-12 school transitions for historically minoritized families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the present study, university researchers partnered with community stakeholders (e.g., disability advocates, community health organizations, etc.) in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Minority Group Students, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Nachman, Brett Ranon – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
This article provides a systematic review of the literature related to college transition programs for students with autism. It addresses how individual programs themselves, as well as associated research, can be enhanced to accommodate the needs, identities, and pathways of individual students with autism more effectively. Methods entailed…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities
Cavazos, Linda O.; Ortiz, Alba A. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2020
In Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) and Response to Intervention (RTI) models, the reading achievement of English Learners (ELs) is assessed multiple times during the school year to monitor students' progress toward meeting grade-level reading standards. Most MTSS/RTI frameworks do not include a comparable system for assessing oral language…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Response to Intervention, Personal Narratives
Scheef, Andrew; Mahfouz, Julia – Research in Educational Administration & Leadership, 2020
Principals in the United States are responsible for creating educational environments that enable students, including those with disabilities, to achieve both academic and postschool goals. Unfortunately, many principals lack the preparation necessary to effectively lead special education programs. To support principals and ensure that students…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Principals, Administrator Role, Special Education Teachers
Trainor, Audrey A.; Newman, Lynn; Garcia, Elisa; Woodley, Heather Homonoff; Traxler, Rachel Elizabeth; Deschene, D. Nicole – Grantee Submission, 2018
Transition planning is particularly important for dually identified English learners with disabilities, who frequently face additional challenges to postsecondary education success. This study examined postschool expectations, transition planning experiences, and supports of a nationally representative sample of English learners with disabilities,…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Educational Planning, English Language Learners
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2017
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition's (NTACT) purpose is to assist State Education Agencies, Local Education Agencies, State VR agencies, and VR service providers in implementing evidence-based and promising practices ensuring students with disabilities, including those with significant disabilities, graduate prepared for…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Evidence Based Practice, Students with Disabilities, Specialists
Gadd, Sonja; Butler, Bettie Ray – National Technical Assistance Center on Transition, 2019
Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) arose from the need to respond to the pervasive racial disparities in behavioral outcomes for students with, and at-risk, for disabilities. Initially, the use of culturally appropriate interventions was indirectly emphasized through PBIS (Sugai et al., 2000b). Researchers have often critiqued…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Students with Disabilities
