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Beamish, Wendi; Meadows, Denis; Davies, Michael – Journal of Special Education, 2012
Extensive work has been done in North America to examine practices recommended to facilitate postschool transitions for youth with disabilities. Few studies in Australia, however, have investigated these practices. This study drew on the Taxonomy for Transition Programming developed by Kohler to benchmark practice at government and nongovernment…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Public Schools
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Hall, Brenda S.; Holland, Carol E. Buchholz; Karsh, Lisa; Wang, Ting – ERS Spectrum, 2011
In this article, we share outcomes from the implementation of a ninth-grade academy in a large, comprehensive, Northern Plains, United States, school district. The article discusses the effectiveness of this reform in terms of the academic and social preparedness for students during the ninth-grade year and transition to high school. Findings…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Grade 9, School Counselors
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Forest, Emily J.; Horner, Robert H.; Lewis-Palmer, Teri; Todd, Anne W. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
The transition of young children with autism from preschool to kindergarten is an important event both for sustaining gains made during preschool and for establishing future social and academic development. This article provides a summary of 25 transition elements identified from the research literature as important for a successful transition.…
Descriptors: Autism, Young Children, Kindergarten, Preschool Teachers