Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities


Book Description

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated second edition, this handbook provides a comprehensive resource for those who facilitate the complex transitions to adulthood for adolescents with disabilities. Building on the previous edition, the text includes recent advances in the field of adolescent transition education, with a focus on innovation in assessment, intervention, and supports for the effective transition from school to adult life. The second edition reflects the changing nature of the demands of transition education and adopts a "life design" approach. This critical resource is appropriate for researchers and graduate-level instructors in special and vocational education, in-service administrators and policy makers, and transition service providers.







The Essentials


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Introduction to the core concepts of teaching and supporting children with disabilities alongside their peers will help teachers ensure that all children meet their potential.




Vocational Entry Skills


Book Description

In the updated and expanded edition of this excellent course on how to get a job and hold it, new teaching units and worksheets address modern changes in the workplace. For instance, the Basic Job Skills (hands-on training) teaching unit now includes information about how to use a photocopier, fax, and computer. New Vocational Preparation worksheets provide practice in identifying safety signs, deciphering airline schedules and more. Other units cover: Vocational Academics; Vocational Resources; and Vocational Values.Recent changes in the public law, the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), concerning requirements for all special needs secondary students to have Individualized Transition Plans (ITPs) are explained in the teacher's guide. Student workbooks are separate so students may work independently at their own speed.Also included in this comprehensive guide are lists of supplementary resources -- with publishers' names and addresses -- and an extensive bibliography of related readings.