This report presents findings on the implementation and impacts of Project Transition, a research and demonstration program implemented at Pulaski High School in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) during the 1995-96 and 1996-97 school years, and in Schlagle High School in Kansas City (Kansas) during the 1996-97 school year. The program was deigned to test the…

The Special Opportunities Program (SOP) at the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School in Washington, DC, serves hearing impaired students (two to 14 years old) who have special learning problems on additional handicaps, including developmental disabilities. The SOP is also integrated with the regular program, which eases mainstreaming. (SEW)

Reveals that 250,000 refugee children have entered U.S. schools since 1975 and that a significant proportion attend Catholic schools. Provides information on the Transition Program for Refugee Children, suggests ways Catholic schools can obtain TPRC funding, summarizes reports on the program's effectiveness, and lists state coordinators for…

Realistic previews are suggested for two major career transitions: the entry from high school to college and university and the transition from university to the world of work. Newcomers often hold unrealistic expectations of their jobs and the organization; the preview is meant to provide better preparation for appropriate choices. (Author/MLW)

New Jersey has had transitional bilingual programs since 1968 and a state bilingual law since 1974. New Jersey's regulations are far stronger than the proposed federal regulations which were withdrawn by the Reagan administration. The New Jersey Education Association is proud of its record supporting bilingual education. (Editor/SJL)

Discusses life skills instruction in the transition education of adolescents with disabilities. The relationship of life skills instruction to the transition process, curricular issues related to students with special needs, models for teaching life skills, options for covering life skills in the curriculum, and cultural considerations are…

Offers suggestions for enabling and enhancing self-determination skills during the transition planning process for high school students with severe disabilities. Suggestions include an emphasis on student participation in transition planning, student decision making about goals and needed services, and student evaluation of the acceptability of…

Journal entries of disadvantaged students in a preadmission prep course illustrate the potential of such "personal" writing to perform a powerful cultural critique and bridge the gap between academic and personal discourses. A conflict appeared between literate practices students already used and those they were expected to adopt in academia. (SK)

This article describes the use of ecological assessments for medically fragile students to ensure transitions across service settings. A multi-step process involving the collaboration of multidisciplinary medical and educational teams to develop a Health Care Plan is described. The school health nurse is targeted as the liaison who facilitates…

Discusses the Keystone Project, which is an instructional program for remedial mathematics students. Stresses the program's ability to better train students for future mathematical studies through the use of current technology. Recommends that other institutions should replicate the project in order to alleviate problems in their own schools.…

This paper discusses strategies for school personnel when preparing students with learning disabilities (LD) for a successful transition from high school to college. Some of the 10 strategies discussed are: teaching students about compensatory strategies; teaching students to self-advocate; teaching students about the law; helping students select…

This study sought to learn more about student perceptions during the transition from elementary to middle school. In response to students' concerns, it is suggested that school counselors implement preventive or proactive programming to assist students with the elementary to middle school transition. (Contains 22 references.) (GCP)

Examines the academic trajectories of a cohort of grade 8 students. Results showed that students are most likely to drop out during the first three months of the calendar year, which indicates that this is a critical time for students that demands a collaborative response across schools to support students as they make the transition from middle…

Discusses transition of students with learning disabilities from high school to work or postsecondary education. Includes information about students with learning disabilities who are not bound for the professions. Includes a glossary of terms. (JOW)

A literature review identified characteristics of transition programs that were described in 33 refereed journal articles between 1986-1999. Results confirm that students with more severe learning and behavioral difficulties receive inadequate transition services; programs emphasize employment competencies over living skills; and there are few…