TY - CHAP
T1 - Transition for high school special education students to post-secondary environments
T2 - Best practices, benefits, and barriers
AU - Koehler, Jennifer L.
AU - Eckert, Tanya L.
AU - Truckenmiller, Adrea J.
AU - Rymanowski, Jennifer L.
AU - Koenig, Elizabeth A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Within recent years, the number of students with learning disabilities attending college has increased (Madaus and Shaw, 2006), which may be partly due to improved transition planning that is now required through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004. Transition planning is a process that is meant to help students with disabilities cope with the immense changes that occur during the transition from high school to varied post-secondary environments. Positive outcomes from successful transition include a better understanding of one's disability, improved decisionmaking and self-advocacy skills, a greater high-school graduate rate, increased enrollment in post-secondary education, and increased employment wages (Kochhar-Bryant and Izzo, 2006; Malloy, Cheney, and Cormier, 1998). However, navigating the law regarding special education transition services and assessment can be challenging, given the multiple sources of legislation and frequent lack of guidance regarding implementation. Although the importance of facilitating a successful transition to postsecondary settings for students with disabilities has been documented, school-based professionals often have a weak understanding of effective and meaningful transition assessment (Leconte, 2006). As a result, a number of models of effective transition have been recommended to address potential difficulties. This article reviews the literature on transition planning for special education students in terms of current processes, practices, and programs. Implications and recommendations for future practice efforts are delineated.
AB - Within recent years, the number of students with learning disabilities attending college has increased (Madaus and Shaw, 2006), which may be partly due to improved transition planning that is now required through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004. Transition planning is a process that is meant to help students with disabilities cope with the immense changes that occur during the transition from high school to varied post-secondary environments. Positive outcomes from successful transition include a better understanding of one's disability, improved decisionmaking and self-advocacy skills, a greater high-school graduate rate, increased enrollment in post-secondary education, and increased employment wages (Kochhar-Bryant and Izzo, 2006; Malloy, Cheney, and Cormier, 1998). However, navigating the law regarding special education transition services and assessment can be challenging, given the multiple sources of legislation and frequent lack of guidance regarding implementation. Although the importance of facilitating a successful transition to postsecondary settings for students with disabilities has been documented, school-based professionals often have a weak understanding of effective and meaningful transition assessment (Leconte, 2006). As a result, a number of models of effective transition have been recommended to address potential difficulties. This article reviews the literature on transition planning for special education students in terms of current processes, practices, and programs. Implications and recommendations for future practice efforts are delineated.
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M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84891998112
SN - 9781607415565
SP - 169
EP - 181
BT - Special Education in the 21st Century
PB - Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
ER -