South Carolina's Transition Clearinghouse was developed and funded by South Carolina's Project SIGHT, Center for Disability Resources, University of South Carolina. Funding for Project SIGHT and related publications provided by The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States Department of Education H158A60017.
The Transition Clearinghouse is located at the University of South Carolina's School of Medicine Library, Garners Ferry Road Campus, Columbia, South Carolina. Residents of South Carolina may borrow any of the materials listed in this catalog for up to one month, with the exception of videos, which may be checked out for up to two weeks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Books
Manuals & Handbooks
Assessment Materials
Curriculum
Audio & Video Materials
Training Modules
100 Activities for Transition
Lyle. (2000). Hawthorne Educational Services.
Adapting Instruction for Mainstreamed and At-Risk Students
Wood. (1992). Macmillan Publishing Company.
This book gives an overview of mainstreaming and provides a six-step guide to
the assessment of student instruction level. Also included is a section on teaching
plans, methods and structuring class content.
Adaptive Play for Special Needs
Children: Strategies to Enhance Communication and Learning
Musselwhite. (1986). College-Hill Press.
This book describes the uses of and strategies for adaptive play in the special
needs child. The book provides an Appendix that lists supportive organizations
and manufacturers.
Assessing Special Students
McLoughlin & Lewis. (1990). Merrill Publishing Company.
McLoughlin and Lewis provide extensive information on the use of testing, computers
and other assessment tools. Guidelines in the monitoring of test results are
presented, as well as methods of increasing parent participation in the assessment
process.
Assessment in Special Education:
An Applied Approach
Overton. (1992). MacMillan.
Overton gives an overview of the design and evaluation of an assessment plan,
a brief description of various laws concerning assessment and step-by-step instructions
on developing the IEP.
Assistive Technology: A Resource
for School, Work, and Community
Flippo, Inge & Barcus. (1995). Brookes.
This resource discusses the many benefits and applications of assistive technology
and provides detailed descriptions of assistive devices. This comprehensive
guide answers questions about training, assessment, implementation, funding,
and other critical issues.
Behavior Disorders: Theory
and Practice
Coleman. (1992). Allyn and Bacon.
This book begins with a look at the past perspectives of behavioral disorders
and suggests present methods of identification and definition. Models of disturbance
and disorder are discussed, along with views of families', schools', and teachers'
roles in an adolescent's life.
Behavior Problems
Baker, Brightman, Heifetz & Murphy. (1976). Research Press.
This book provides an overview of the identification of problem behavior patterns
and describes procedures for the monitoring and cessation of problem behaviors.
Behavioral Intervention: Principles,
Models, and Practices
Scotti & Meyer (Eds.). (1999). Brookes.
With a blend of psychological and developmental perspectives, this encyclopedic
volume offers an array of revolutionary strategies that work. Extended case
studies illustrate effective ways to resolve multiple and specific behavior
problems.
Best Practices in Mild Mental
Disabilities
Division on Mental Retardation: The Council for Exceptional Children. (1989).
This book offers a dynamic look at inspiring practices for the education of
students with mild mental retardation. Chapters are presented within the framework
of best practices, and topics include assessment, curriculum, and career development.
Career Counseling for People
with Disabilities: A Practical Guide to Finding Employment
Wolffe. (1997). ProEd.
Utilized either as a text in rehabilitation counseling or as a resource guide
for counselors, families and educators, this book covers the basics in career
counseling for individuals with disabilities. Included are sample forms and
a comprehensive resource guide.
Career Education for Handicapped
Individuals
Kokaska & Brolin. (1985). Merrill Publishing Company.
After providing an introduction to the LCCE Curriculum, this book examines a
variety of life skills. The major focus of the book discusses putting these
programs in to action, enforcing curriculum and preparing for the future.
Career Information in Counseling
and Teaching
Isaacson. (1977). Allyn & Bacon.
This book provides information on career development and describes factors that
affect workers and their environments. Included are sources of materials that
help classify and organize career information.
Community Integration for Persons
with Mental Retardation
Schloss, Hughes & Smith. (1988). College Hill Press.
Providing information on the learning and behavioral characteristics that influence
the adult adjustment of students with mental retardation, this book focuses
on the learning needs of adults in the community. A community-referenced curriculum
matrix is provided.
Competitive Employment Issues
and Strategies
Rusch. (1986). Brookes.
Opening with descriptions of various employment programs across the country,
this book provides information regarding methods of employment, analysis and
assessment of work behavior, development of curriculum, and job placement.
Computerized Test Accommodations:
A New Approach for Inclusion and Success for Students with Disabilities
Burke. (1998). US Department of Education.
This book discusses research-based suggestions for utilizing computerized test
accommodations as an approach for the successful inclusion of students with
disabilities. Also included are suggestions for future research.
Consultation, Collaboration,
and Teamwork for Students with Special Needs
Dettmer, Thurston & Dyck. (1993). Allyn & Bacon.
After opening with an extensive description of consultation, collaboration and
teamwork, this book tackles the roles and responsibilities of each in schools,
at home and in the workplace.
Cooperative Learning and Strategies
for Inclusion (2nd Edition)
Putnam. (1998). Brookes Publishing Company.
Cooperative learning can facilitate greater academic achievement, improved social
skills, and higher self-esteem for students of all abilities and cultural backgrounds.
This guide shows educators how to make cooperative learning strategies work
in their classrooms.
Critical Issues in Education
Nelson, Polansky & Carlson. (1990). McGraw Hill Publishing Company.
This book investigates important educational questions by presenting and evaluating
two distinctly different sides for each topic.
Curriculum and Assessment for
Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities
Diane M. Browder. (2001). Guilford Press
Curriculum-Based Evaluation for Special and Remedial Education
Howell & Morehead. (1987). Merrill Publishing Company.
After defining education, evaluation and curriculum, the authors provide an
in-depth description of how to measure and assess curriculum. Information on
various types of testing and results analyzation is provided. The main focus
of the book relates to specific areas of a curriculum and how to determine the
teaching methods needed.
Curriculum-Based Instruction
for Special Education Students
Bigge. (1988). Mayfield Publishing Company.
This book illustrates various types of curricula and describes how to use the
IEP to link assessment to curriculum and instruction. The book then focuses
on several modification methods and teaching techniques.
Decreasing Behaviors of Severely
Retarded and Autistic Persons
Foxx. (1982). Research Press.
Foxx gives a complete description of the advantages and disadvantages of the
three major types of reinforcement for negative behaviors. Discussing extinction,
physical restraint, punishment, timeout and overcorrection, Foxx also presents
review sets and practice questions and answers.
Design of High School Programs
for Severely Handicapped Students
Wilcox, Barbara and Bellamy. (1982). Brookes Publishing Company.
The authors discuss curriculum design and program content, while the main focus
is on preparation for adult life (e.g., strategies for vocational preparation
and preparation for independent living, integration, and self-fulfillment.).
Developing Instructional Units
for the Regular and Special Teacher
Meyen. (1981). Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers.
This textbook provides teachers with a how-to of unit teaching in the classroom.
IEP and Unit teaching as well as nit teaching for the "Instructionally
Different Child" are discussed.
Educating Children with Multiple
Disabilities: A Transdisciplinary Approach (3rd Edition)
Orelove & Sobsey. (1996). Brookes Publishing Company.
This text provides educators and service providers with a clear, practical explanation
of how they can integrate their specialized skills to improve education for
learners with severe cognitive and physical disabilities.
Education of Learners with
Severe Handicaps: Exemplary Service Strategies
Horner, Meyer & Fredericks. (1986). Brookes Publishing Company.
After opening with an overview of many community-based programs and services,
the authors proceed into a discussion about educating younger students with
disabilities. They then describe various methods of social skills and communication
instruction.
Exceptional Children: An Introductory
Survey of Special Education
Heward & Orlansky. (1992). Merrill.
This personnel prep text provides a general overview of disability and special
education issues and best practices.
Expanding Options for Older
Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Stroud & Sutton. (1988). Brookes Publishing Company.
This book provides details physical and mental changes that occur in the body
of older adults and assesses the needs of elderly persons with disabilities
in the workplace, at home, and in social situations. The preparation of older
adults for community and work is also a focus of the book.
Getting Employed, Staying Employed:
Job Development and Training for Persons with Severe Handicaps
McLaughlin, Garner & Callahan. (1987). Brookes Publishing Company.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of employment for individuals with
severe disabilities. Job development and training are discussed in detail.
A Guide to Vocational Assessment
(3rd Ed.)
Power. (2000). ProEd.
From a rehabilitation perspective, this thorough guide provides an overview
of vocational evaluation. From policy and procedures-to client rapport and specific
models-a comprehensive look at assessment is provided.
Helping Adolescents with Learning
and Behavior Problems
Kerr & Lambert. (1987). Merrill.
This book describes the assessment of skills, goals, needs and problems of adolescents.
Also discussed are strategies for school survival and improving academic performance.
Important issues such as sexuality, drug abuse, juvenile justice and follow-up
are addressed.
Including Students with Severe
and Multiple Disabilities in Typical Classrooms-Practical Strategies for Teachers
Downing. (1996). Brookes.
This book discusses how to determine individual abilities in students of all
ages. Included are appendices with additional resource information on creating
systematic change, providing assistance for teachers, and augmentative communication.
Inclusive High Schools: Learning
from Contemporary Classrooms
Fisher, Sax & Pumpian. (1999). Brookes.
Addressing both processes and outcomes, this book provides a framework for developing
inclusive high schools.
Increasing Behaviors of Persons
with Severe Retardation and Autism
Foxx. (1982). Research Press.
This book gives a brief overview of certain behavioral objectives and focuses
on the reinforcement of goals. By using examples of shaping, prompting and fading,
and modeling and imitation, Foxx describes reinforcer types and schedules of
reinforcement.
Issues and Practices in Special
Education
Marozas & May. (1988). Longman, Inc.
Utilizing both legal and ethical perspectives, this text provides an overview
of different special education programs and how teachers can adjust to, prepare
for, and assess the effectiveness of the various programs.
Issues Influencing the Future
of Transition Programs and Services in the United States
University of Minnesota. (2000). National Transition Network, Institute
on Community Integration (UAP).
This is a collection of articles by leading researchers in secondary special
education and transition services for students with disabilities.
Legal Issues in Transitioning
Students
Garfinkel. (1995). LRP Publications.
This book is intended to provide a practical overview of the relevant statutes
in special education and civil rights law. Garfinkel also focuses on employment,
federal law, and periodic reauthorization of funding.
Life Beyond the Classroom:
Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities
Wehman. (1996). Brookes Publishing Company.
This book provides extensive, yet basic information about transition planning
in the community, schools, and at home. A series of appendices is included.
Making it Happen: Student Involvement
in Education Planning, Decision Making, and Instruction
Wehmeyer & Sands (Eds.). (1998). Brookes Publishing Company.
For administrators, teacher trainers, and teachers in special and general education,
this book will help guide the successful implementation of IDEA-mandated student
participation while improving educational and transitional outcomes for all
students.
More than a Job: Securing Satisfying
Careers for People with Disabilities
Wehman & Kregel. (1998). Brookes Publishing Company.
This consumer-driven book provides professionals with step-by-step strategies
for helping people with physical and developmental disabilities find meaningful
employment.
Outstanding Integrative Employment
Agencies: Creativity, Leadership, and Commitment.
Dalton. (1992). Developmental Disabilities Institute.
This book describes and discusses seven outstanding integrative employment agencies.
The following information is given about each agency: history, mission and philosophy,
consumers, services and practices, organizational aspects, financial aspects,
evaluation and renewal and observations and recommendations.
Person-Centered Planning and
Outcome Management
Everson & Reid. (1999). Habilitative Management Consultants, Inc.
A guide for human service personnel in determining the dreams and desires of
consumers with disabilities and their families, and how those service agencies
can provide supports and services in a manner that maximizes attainment of those
dreams and desires.
Physically Handicapped Children:
A Medical Atlas for Teachers
Bleck & Nagel. (1982). Grune and Stratton, Inc.
This book provides descriptions and discussions of a wide variety of physical
disabilities. Also included are several sections on counseling for both parents
and children. Suggestions for improving communication both inside and outside
the classroom are provided.
Positive Classroom Discipline
Jones. (1987). McGraw-Hill.
Opening with a detailed description about how to adjust the learning environment
through rules, regulations, and standards, Jones demonstrates how setting limits
can help individuals maintain control in unfamiliar situations.
Positive Classroom Instruction
Jones. (1987). McGraw-Hill.
Jones breaks down the parts of a structured lesson into three phases: setting
the stage, acquisition, and consolidation. Two detailed sections on giving corrective
feedback in guided practice are presented as well.
Providing Employment Support
for People with Long-Term Mental Illness: Choices, Resources and Practical Strategies
Ford. (1995). Brookes.
This text presents the proven techniques and useful information needed to help
people with mental illness become part of the nation's work force.
Reading and Study Skills
Grant. (1989). Prentice Hall.
This text provides a comprehensive resource for learning about the development
of reading and study skills for all students. From motivation, to time management,
to specific strategies for studying, this is a resource for all professionals,
parents and students.
Restructuring High Schools
for All Students: Taking Inclusion to the Next Level
Jorgensen. (1998). Brookes.
Jorgensen provides strategies that readers can apply in their own schools-concrete
information on creating a collaborative environment, rethinking staff roles,
and designing an inclusive curriculum.
Self-Determination Across the
Life Span: Independence and Choice for People with Disabilities
Sands & Wehmeyer. (1996). Brookes.
After introducing the concept of self-determination, the authors look at the
characteristic alongside trust, confidence and other behaviors. Parents' roles,
as well as expected outcomes of self-determination, are also discussed.
Sexuality, Law, and the Developmentally
Disabled Person: Legal and Clinical Aspects of Marriage, Parenthood, and
Sterilization
Haavik & Menninger. (1981). Brookes.
This book offers extensive information about sexuality and the development of
sexual behaviors in adults with developmental or physical disabilities.
Skill Streaming the Adolescent:
A Structured Learning Approach to Teaching Prosocial Skills
Goldstein, Sprafkin, Gershaw & Klein. (1980). Research Press Company.
This book provides a description of the background and development of structured
learning. In addition, a discussion on learning procedures and learning skills
as well as suggestions on selecting and training teachers is provided.
Special Magic: Computers, Classroom
Strategies, and Exceptional Students
Male. (1988). Mayfield.
This book provides ideas for the integration of a computer into the Special
Education Classroom.
Standards of Work Performance:
A Functional Assessment and Training Manual for Training People with Disabilities
for Employment
Riches. (1993). MacLennan and Petty Limited.
This book identifies criteria to keep in mind when evaluating work performance.
These criteria range from personal traits, such as attendance, hygiene and cooperation
with other workers, to workplace criteria, such as communication, safety, and
behavior regulation.
Strategies for Teacher Collaboration
Aldinger, Warger & Harvey. (1991). Exceptional Innovations.
This book describes how to identify problems and take corrective action to fix
them. In addition, relationship building and handling resistance are discussed.
Supported Employment: Strategies
for Integration of Workers with Disabilities
Wehman, Sale & Parent. (1992). Andover Medical Publishers.
This text covers topics such as job development and placement, behavior and
self-management, and family influence on finding a job. Special considerations
for supported employment, such as staffing and program evaluation, are discussed.
Supported Employment Using
a Natural Supports Approach: A Handbook for Parents
Urbain. (1997). Pacer Center.
This book describes supported employment and how it should be used. It is a
guide to the Natural Supports Approach of supported employment for people with
moderate to severe disabilities.
Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities
Downing. (2005). Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co.
Developed by a highly respected expert, the practical guidebook has the
comprehensive, research-based information professionals need to support students
from preschool to high school as they learn and use communication skills.
Teaching Individuals with Physical
and Multiple Disabilities
Bigge. (1991). Macmillan.
Opening with an overview of some of the causes and characteristics of disabilities,
this book quickly moves into a discussion of suggestions for therapeutically
managing these disabilities and other needs. Strategies for increasing and improving
communication skills are provided.
Teaching Self-Determination
to Students with Disabilities: Basic Skills for Successful Transition
Wehmeyer, Agran & Hughes. (1998). Brookes.
Practical and user-friendly, this book assists teachers in meeting IDEA requirements
and planning transition programs according to student preferences. Abundant
hands-on activities provide a variety of ways to promote autonomous behavior
and reinforce the learning and practice of self-realization.
Teaching Students with Learning
and Behavior Problems: Managing Mild-to-Moderate Difficulties in Resource
and Inclusive Settings (6th Ed.)
Hammill & Bartel. (1995). ProEd.
This book is a general text that focuses on the education of students with milder
disabilities. From teaching language arts, to managing classroom behavior, this
book's focus is on a variety of topics related to special education.
Toward Supported Employment:
A Process Guide for Planned Change
Gardner, Chapman, Donaldson, & Jacobson. (1988). Brookes.
This book provides background information on supported employment and discusses
strategies for change. In addition, the book explains how to implement supported
employment programs and evaluate success based on the results of these programs.
Transdisciplinary Vocational
Assessment: Issues in School-Based Programs
Levinson. (1993). Clinical Psychology Publishing Company, Inc.
This book opens with an introduction to vocational assessment and the several
laws and theories that form its basis. It then gives several considerations
to keep in mind when conducting behavior, intelligence, and personality tests.
Transition and Students with
Learning Disabilities: Facilitating the Movement from School to Adult Life
Patton & Blalock. (1996). ProEd.
This volume represents the collaborative thinking of researchers and practitioners
who have generated a comprehensive view of transition for persons with learning
disabilities.
Transition from School to Work-New
Challenges for Youth with Severe Disabilities
Wehman, Moon, Everson, Wood & Barcus. (1988). Brookes.
This book focuses on the many preparations needed to help facilitate the transition
from education in the classroom to the work force.
Transition from School to Young
Adulthood: Basic Concepts and Recommended Practices (The Transition Series)
Patton & Dunn. (1998). ProEd.
This book provides an overview of transition that should be helpful to practitioners
who need to get the overall picture of what should be done to meet the transitional
needs of students.
Transition Programs for Students
with Moderate/Severe Disabilities
McDonnell, Mathot-Buckner & Ferguson. (1996). Brooks/Cole Publishing Company.
This book includes foundations of transition programs such as expected outcomes,
emerging values, and roles of secondary education in transition. It also discusses
curriculum, individualized planning, instruction and personal supports.
Transition to Adulthood
Edited by Hewitt B. Clark and Maryann Davis. (2000). Brookes.
This book deals with Social Behavior Disorders, Rehabilitation, and Adolescence
in the United States, as well as affective symptoms and mental health services.
Transition to Employment (The
Transition Series)
Michaels. (1998). ProEd.
This book is designed to assist practitioners in proactively meeting the challenges
of full employment for students as they work to plan for and facilitate the
development of meaningful transition programs.
Transitions to Adult Life for
People with Mental Retardation: Principles and Practices
Ludlow, Turnbull & Luckasson. (1988). Brookes.
This book presents a method of designing and implementing a curriculum that
corresponds with the current trends in transition. Also included is information
concerning productive employment and the future of transition.
Vocational Preparation and
Employment of Students with Physical and Multiple Disabilities
Sowers & Powers. (1991). Brookes.
This book provides information regarding vocational training and preparation
and employment. Such topics as discrimination, parent involvement, and strategies
to help and adapt job design for certain and specific tasks are discussed as
well.
What do I do When...?: The
Answer Book on Assessing, Testing and Graduating Students with Disabilities
Gorn. (2000). LRP Publications.
A comprehensive question and answer book, which addresses federal laws (i.e.,
IDEA, 504, and ADA) pertaining to the identification, testing, grading, and
graduating of students with disabilities.
What do I do When...?:
The Answer Book on Discipline
Gorn. (1999). LRP Publications.
A legislative view on behavior and discipline of students with disabilities.
What do I do When...?: The
Answer Book on Individualized Education Programs
Gorn. (1999). LRP Publications.
Using a user-friendly question and answer format, this book provides an overview
of IEP requirements as mandated by federal legislation. Both the IEP process
and document are addressed.
What do I do When...?: The
Answer Book on Section 504
Gorn. (1998). LRP Publications.
This is a comprehensive question and answer formatted book, which addresses
the legal and procedural questions relating to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act.
What do I do When...?: The
Answer Book on Special Education Law (3rd. Ed.)
Gorn. (1999). LRP Publications.
Using a user-friendly, question and answer format, this book provides an overview
of special education requirements as mandated by federal legislation. With a
focus on IDEA, this book addresses all basic concerns in fine detail.
What's the Difference? Teaching
Positive Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities
Barnes, Berrigan, & Biklen. (1978). Human Policy Press.
This book is a good resource for teaching positive attitudes about disabilities
and individuals that have disabilities. In addition, suggested activities and
resources for teaching students about disabilities are included.
Work and Disability: Issues and Strategies in Career Development and Job
Placement
Szymanski & Parker. (1996). Pro-Ed.
Theories and concepts of career development, vocational assessment, and various
accommodations in the workplace are presented in this text. Authors also focus
on natural supports in the workplace.
A Working Relationship: The
Job Development Specialist's Guide to Successful Partnerships with Business
Fabian, Luecking & Tilson. (1994). Brookes Publishing.
This book is divided into three different sections, giving a general overview
of partnerships and their effectiveness in the work force, basic principles
of job placement and development, and meeting and exceeding expectations.
Working Together: Workplace
Culture, Supported Employment, and Persons with Disabilities
Hagner & Dileo. (1993). Brookline Books.
Showing a new perspective on supported employment, this book tells how to facilitate
preparing for a career and adjusting to a new workplace. It discusses how to
find a job, negotiate a salary, and train new employees.
Working with Students with
Disabilities in Vocational-Technical Settings (The Transition Series)
Evers & Elksnin. (1998). ProEd.
This book provides a brief history of vocational education, along with models
of curricula. Emphasis is placed upon building effective relationships with
vocational educators-and appreciation of the environment and program goals under
which they work.
Youth with Disabilities:
Strategies for Interagency Transition Programs
Everson. (1993). Andover Medical Publishers.
After introducing transition and several effective transition programs, this
book discusses how to conduct program assessments and action plans for systems
change. Also highlighted are the maintenance of direction and focus, as well
as monitoring and evaluating team efforts.
1998 Directory of Model Projects:
A Directory of Model Transition Projects Funded by the Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education / NTA
Academy for Educational Development. (1999).
Adult Agencies: Linkages for
Adolescents in Transition (The Transition Series)
Cozzens, Dowdy & Smith. (1999). ProEd.
This is a reference for accessing agencies that provide transition services
for students after they exit school and for including those agencies in the
transition planning process.
Alternative Schools: Legal
Guidance for Serving Special Education Students
Lake (Ed.). (2000). LRP Publications.
From service option to legislation this guide provides an overview of guidelines
for districts considering alternative educational programs for students with
special education needs.
Assess for Success: Handbook
on Transition Assessment
Sitlington, Neubert, Begun, Lombard & Leconte. (1996). CEC.
This handbook was designed for use in assisting students of all levels of functioning
in defining and achieving goals. A comprehensive list of assessment tools is
provided.
Assessment for Transitions
Planning (The Transition Series)
Clark. (1998). ProEd.
This comprehensive handbook provides practical information and resources on
the assessment of students for transition planning.
Building School-to-Work Programs:
Strategies for Youth with Special Needs
Benz & Lindstrom. (1997). ProEd.
This how-to manual is based on the premise that all youth require and deserve
opportunities to participate in school-to-work transition programs that provide
a more meaningful education and prepare them for a brighter future.
The Bus Stops Here: Defining
Transportation Obligations to Students with Disabilities
Pitasky. (1999). LRP Publications.
This special report examines the definition provided to special education transportation,
in order to provide a clearer picture of both the schools' obligations and the
student entitlements created in this area.
Career Ladders for Challenged
Youths in Transition from School to Adult Life
Siegel, Sheperd, Greener, Meyer, Halloran, & Gaylord-Ross.
(1993). ProEd.
This book provides information on curriculum, and different methods, strategies,
procedures and techniques as well as features of an effective transition program.
There are also several appendices to each chapter that include sample charts,
forms and letters.
Choosing Outcomes and Accommodations
for Children (C.O.A.C.H.): A Guide to Educational Planning for Students
with Disabilities
Giangreco, Cloninger & Iverson. (1998). Brookes.
An educational planning guide for students with disabilities, it is designed
to identify the contents of a student's educational program and strategies for
implementing the program in general education settings and activities.
The Complete IEP Guide: How
to Advocate for Your Special Ed Child
Siegel. (1998). Nolo.
Written by an attorney, this book is for parents who are serious about advocating
for their child, and for special education administrators and counselors who
need to see the process from a lawyer's point of view. In clear concise language,
it explains the basics as well as such topics as resolving disputes, filing
complaints, and getting a lawyer.
Creating Collaborative IEPs:
A Handbook
McCoy (Ed.). (1998). Virginia Commonwealth University.
This handbook is designed to help in the creation of collaborative IEP's. Sections
include such topics as establishing collaborative IEP teams, gathering information,
deciding on goals and objectives, matching goals with services and supports
and implementing the IEP.
Developing Effective Internships:
Solutions for Work-Based Learning
Bouyea (Ed). (1999). LRP Publications.
This guide provides the tools and advice needed to start an internship program
or fine-tune one that's already established. The collection of tips and sample
forms offers guidance from businesses and education professionals.
Developing Transition Plans
(The Transition Series)
Wehman (Ed.). (1998). ProEd.
This handbook serves as a practical guide for developing individual transition
plans using personal future planning. Sample plans for a variety of needs and
levels of functioning are provided.
Directory of Transition Resources
NTN (1998)
This material was produced by state systems change projects on transition between
October 1991 and January 1998.
Disability and the Family:
A Guide to Decisions for Adulthood
Turnbull, Turnbull, Bronicki, Summers & Roeder-Gordon. (1989). Brookes.
This is a transition guide for parents of adolescents with disabilities. The
focus areas of the manual are decision-making, financial planning, life in the
community, and advocacy.
Disability Compliance for Higher
Education: 2000 Year Book
Gephart. (2000). LRP Publications.
This handbook is an annual review of Office for Civil Rights letters and judicial
decisions concerning students and employees at institutions of higher education.
The Year Book is also a review of the pertinent trends and major policy issues
affecting those who provide services to this population.
Discretionary Projects Supported
by the Office of Special Education Programs Under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act.
State Improvement, US Dept of Ed. (1999). ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities
and Gifted Education.
Doing Whatever it Takes:
All Means All School-to-Work Awards/Institute on Community Integration (UAP),
The College of Education & Human Development
University of Minnesota. (2000). Institute on Community Integration
Univ. of Minn.
Emerging Futures: A Transition Planning and Resource Guide for Students
and Parents
Steenwyk. (1999).
This manual provides, for students and families, a foundation of knowledge on
the subject of transition.
Ensuring Access, Equity, and
Quality for Students with Disabilities in School-to-Work Systems: A Guide to
Federal Law and Policies
Willems (Ed.). (1999). Center for Law and Education.
This guide is intended to help develop a broader awareness of key federal legislation
and policies that specifically address the participation of youth with disabilities
in the full range of school-to-work opportunities available.
Family Involvement in Transition
Planning and Implementation (Transition Series)
Wehmeyer, Morningstar & Husted. (2000). ProEd.
This is a how-to manual of involving parents in the transition planning process.
From a discussion of barriers to collaboration, to models of practice, this
is a comprehensive guide for families and professionals.
Financial Aid for the Disabled
and their Families (1998 - 2000)
Schlachter & Weber. (1998). Reference Service Press.
Information about financial aid for individuals with disabilities at your fingertips!
This 450 page directory also includes a list of state sources of benefits, and
a set of indexes that let you search the directory by specific subject and demographic
information.
Follow-Up Studies: A Practitioner's
Handbook (The Transition Series)
Sitlington & Frank. (1998). ProEd.
The purpose of this handbook is to assist practitioners in conducting follow-up
studies of students with disabilities who have exited programs. The handbook
is designed for use by service providers in determining the effectiveness of
transition programs.
From Education to Employment:
A Resource Guide Employment Opportunities Inc.
Developed in response to the informational needs of parents of transition-aged
youth, this manual serves as a guidebook for young people with disabilities,
families, and professionals.
A Guide to Vocational Assessment
Power. (1991). ProEd.
Discussing the various types of assessment, this book focuses on vocational
assessment and testing. Power describes different types of assessment, while
including information on specific instruments, interpretation and rehabilitation
planning. Appendices are provided.
Guiding Students with Disabilities
through Transition from High School to College
Gephart & LaRue (Eds.). (1999). LRP Publications.
This manual helps to guide students through the issues and rights associated
with attending college. Topics highlighted include legislation, advocacy and
accommodation processes.
Handbook for Transition into
Post-Secondary Schools: Student and Parent Advocacy for Students with Disabilities
Whitaker. Spartanburg, SC Developmental Disabilities Council.
This handbook is designed for use by students and their families for transition
into post-secondary education. Includes information on both law and accommodations.
Exercises and lessons help students in goal setting and finding the right school.
Handbook of Career Planning
for Students with Special Needs
Harrington. (1997). ProEd.
This practitioners' guide, sensitive to cultural diversity issues, shows how
to help young people and adults with special needs find employment by identifying
goals and job information. It provides problem resolution methods, as well as
information regarding college planning, family involvement, and collaboration.
Handbook on Supported Education:
Providing Services for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
Unger. (1998). Brookes Publishing Company.
This resource offers step-by-step guidelines for working with people with psychiatric
disabilities as they return to educational settings. Easy to understand explanations
of legislation, behavioral intervention, medication and other complex topics
constitute a comprehensive guide for service providers.
IEP Procedural Errors:
Lessons Learned, Mistakes to Avoid
Edited by Steven E. Lake. (2000). LRP
The Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act of 1997: Transition Requirements-A Guide for States, Districts,
Schools, Universities and Families
Storms, O'Leary & Williams. (2000). National Clearinghouse of Rehabilitation
Training Materials.
This is a guide for implementing IDEA appropriately for youth with disabilities.
Providing samples forms and materials, it focuses on transition; one part of
the special education monitoring process. A section on commonly asked questions
and their answers is included.
Individual Transition Plans:
The Teacher's Curriculum Guide for Helping Youth with Special Needs
Wehman. (1995). ProEd.
This book presents 43 transition plans for students with disabilities. Curricula
areas include independent living, employment and personal competence/self-advocacy.
Infusing Real-Life Topics into
Existing Curricula: Recommended Procedures and Instructional Examples for the
Elementary, Middle, and High School Levels (Transition Series)
Patton, Cronin & Wood. (2000). ProEd.
From provision of rationale for teaching life skills, to the process of infusion,
this is a comprehensive manual for professionals serving all ages. Sample lesson
plans and examples are provided.
Life Skills Instruction for
all Students with Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Integrating Real-Life
Content into the Curriculum
Cronin & Patton. (1993). ProEd.
This guide is designed to provide teachers, curriculum specialists, and other
personnel with a how-to manual for developing life skills content that can be
used in a variety of instructional settings and with a range of students who
have special needs or are at risk for school failure.
Making the Most of Transition
(Session 1-5): Family Workbook
Harbor Regional Center.
This is a group of workbooks that could be used as the transition workshop curriculum
for families. There are 5 workbooks. They are entitled: What Matters Most to
You and Your Family; Work, School, Training; There is More to Life than Work;
Benefits; and A Game Plan for You and Your Family.
Manual for the Teambuilder-A
Guide for Creating Peaceful and Productive Community Transition Councils
Virginia's Project UNITE. (1997).
This guide addresses the information needed by local communities to form Community
Transition Councils. Using sample worksheets and activities, the manual takes
readers through the process of establishing such a team.
Meeting the Needs of Youth
with Disabilities: Handbook for Implementing Community-
Based Vocational Education Programs According to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Brian Cobb (etals). (1999). University of Minnesota, National Transition
Network, Institute on Community Integration (UAP).
Meeting the Needs of Youth
with Disabilities: Handbook on Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives
and Transition Students
Auxter (Ed). (1998). University of Minnesota.
This handbook provides a simple explanation of the laws and guidelines surrounding
Supplemental Security Income Work Incentives for transition-aged students with
disabilities.
Paraeducators as Partners:
Building a Team for the Inclusive Classroom
Lombardo (Ed). LRP Publications.
This guide provides suggestions on how school districts can utilize the expertise
of paraeducators in inclusive classrooms to their fullest extent. The various
sections of the manual address the roles of paraeducator training and retention
procedures and suggestions for utilizing paraeducators in inclusive settings.
PATH: A Workbook for Planning
Positive Possible Futures-Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope for Schools,
Organizations, Businesses, Families
Pearpoint, O'Brien & Forest. (1993). Inclusion Press.
PATH is an alternative method of providing person centered planning. This guide
provides process information, as well as instructions for taking a person through
the eight-step planning process. PATH is a comprehensive; yet time consuming,
goal-setting process.
Personal Assistance in the
Workplace - A Customer-Directed Guide
Edited by Ed Turner, Grant Revell and Valerie Brooke. (2001). VCU Rehabilitation
Research and Training Center on Workplace Supports.
Planning for Success:
Supplemental Security Income and Age 18 Disability Redetermination
Edited by William McGrath, et al. (2001) Virginia Commonwealth
University
This is a guide for students, families, teachers, and service providers.
A Practical Guide for Teaching
Self-Determination
Field, Martin, Miller, Ward & Wehmeyer. (1998). The Council for Exceptional
Children.
This guide is targeted to K-12 special education teachers/special population
instructors, work experience coordinators, vocational assessment personnel,
guidance counselors, and other support staff. It provides detailed reviews of
over 30 curriculum materials and assessment tools in the area of self-determination.
Promising Practices:
New Ways to Improve Teacher Quality
US Dept. of Education. (1998).
Red Book on Employment Support
- A Summary Guide to Employment Support Available to People with Disabilities
under the Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Programs
US Social Security Administration. (2001)
This is a general reference guide regarding the employment-related provisions
of Social Security Disability Insurance and the Supplemental Security Income
programs for educators, advocates, rehabilitation professionals and counselors
who serve people with disabilities.
School-To-Work Transition Handbook
Richland County, South Carolina School District One. (1994).
This handbook addresses the School-to-Work opportunities available in Richland
County School District One. This handbook was prepared to assist counselors,
teachers and administrators in implementing mandates of the School-to-Work Transition
Act of 1994.
Self-Advocacy: How Students
with Learning Disabilities Can Make the Transition from High School to College
Eaton. (1996). Excel Publishing.
From common areas of difficulty, to system tricks and tips, this book contains
information that will help individuals planning on attending college to become
self-advocates.
Self-Determination Strategies
for Adolescents in Transition (The Transition Series)
Field, Hoffman & Spezia. (1998). ProEd.
This practical guide provides an array of information and strategies for helping
to foster self-determination in students with disabilities.
Staff Development in Mental
Retardation Services: A Practical Handbook
Gardner & Chapman. (1985). Brookes.
Services available to persons with mental retardation, and developing programs
customized for each individual are reviewed in this publication. Also, discussed
are types of assessment as well as the measurement and management of behaviors.
Strategies for Teacher Collaboration
Aldinger, Warger & Eavy. (1991). Exceptional Innovations.
After giving an introduction to collaboration and consultation, this program
gives several examples on how to identify problems and take corrective action.
Another section deals with building a relationship and how to handle resistance.
Supported Employment and Training
Program (S.E.T.)
Special Education Services, Greenville, SC. (199?). School District of
Greenville, SC
Training manual and references for supported employment as implemented by Greenville
County in South Carolina.
Supported Employment Handbook:
A Customer-Driven Approach for Persons with Significant Disabilities
Brooke, Inge, Armstrong, & Wehman. (1997). Virginia Commonwealth University.
The purpose of the manual is to provide a contemporary training resource on
implementing supported employment using a customer-driven approach.
Teaching Occupational Social
Skills (The Transition Series)
Elksnin & Elksnin. (1998). ProEd.
This handbook focuses on the critical, yet often ignored, social skills in the
workplace. From assessment--to implementation and monitoring--this resource
provides valuable information for practitioners who assist in the vocational
preparation and placement of individuals with disabilities.
TPI: Transition Planning
Inventory (kit)
Clark & Patton. (1997). Pro-Ed.
Kit for assessing transition needs contains a 226 page guide, 25 copies of the
profile/further assessment form, 25 copies of the school form, and 50 copies
of the student form in a self-contained box.
Transition Behavior Scale IEP
and Intervention Manual
McCarney. (1995). Columbia, MO, Hawthorne Educational Services
This manual addresses goals, objectives, and intervention strategies for behavior
necessary for success in independent living and employment.
The Transition Handbook: Strategies
High School Teachers Use that Work!
Hughes & Carter. (1999). Brookes.
This handbook provides users with a practical reference source of transition
support strategies for students who need help making the transition from school
to adult life.
Transition Issues Related to
Students with Visual Disabilities (Transition Series)
Erin & Wolffe. (2000). ProEd.
This handbook specifically targets transition planning and education implementation
issued for individuals with visual impairments. Functional academics, including
such issues as housing, employment and community navigation are addressed.
Transition Planning - A Guide
for Parents and Professionals
Robert Baer, Rachel McMahan, Robert Flexer. (1999). Ctr. for Innovation
in Transition & Employment
60 Page spiral book with diskette in back to assist with transition issues.
Transition Requirements: A
Guide for States, Districts, Schools, Universities and Families
Storms, O'Leary & Williams. (2000).
This guide provides basic information for the appropriate implementation of
the transition requirements of Public Law 105-17, IDEA 1997 and the final regulations
published on March 12, 1999. This user-friendly book has been reviewed by OSERS
of the USDOE.
Transitioning Students: Your
Guide to Successful Strategies
Hakola. (1999). LRP Publications.
From legislation and litigation, to implementation and monitoring, this is a
basic legal guide on transitioning students from school to adult life.
Transitions to Postsecondary
Learning: Self-Advocacy Handbook for Students with Learning Disabilities and/or
Attention Deficit Disorder
Eaton & Coull. (1998). Eaton Coull Learning Group, Ltd.
This handbook contains information that will help a student become a self-advocate.
A description of the differences between high school and college, recommendations
from other students with disabilities and resource information are highlighted
in this handbook.
Understanding Student Behavior:
A Guide to Functional Behavioral Assessments
Deveres & Pitasky. (1999). LRP Publications.
This basic guidebook provides an overview of Functional Behavioral Assessments.
From a review of legislation and litigation, to development and implementation
of FBA's, this is a general guide for parents, advocates and school districts.
Urgent Message: Families Crucial
to School Reform
Lewis & Henderson. (1998). Center for Law and Education.
This guidebook is actually a useful tool developed out of a meeting to advance
parent and family involvement in school reform. The book provides a rich historical
view of parent involvement, as well as suggestions for furthering this cause.
Using Community Transition
Teams to Improve Transition Services
Blalock & Benz. (2000). ProEd.
This comprehensive manual takes the reader through the rationale of community
transition teams, developing collaborative efforts and the maintenance and monitoring
of those efforts.
Who's Eligible for Section
504?
Edited by Brian Caruso. (2001). LRP.
This is a quick-reference guide for proper identification of students who meet
the criteria for services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
You, Your Child, and "Special"
Education
Cutler. (1993). Brookes Publishing Company.
Dr. Cutler takes parents on a journey through the internal workings of the special
education system, pointing out the challenges that await and the achievements
that can be met.
Ability Explorer: Directions
for Administration and Scoring: Hand-scorable Assessment Booklet
Harrington & Harrington. (1996). Riverside Publishing.
This is a self-reported measure designed to assist students in exploring their
abilities, while relating this information to career and/or educational planning.
Career Guidance Master Menu:
For Connecting Students in Grades 6 to 12 to the World of Work
Learner/Worker Career Products. (1997).
This comprehensive guidance system helps students in tracking and monitoring
their career interests, developments, and assessments.
Checklist of Adaptive Living
Skills (CALS): Manual
Morreau & Bruininks. (1991).
The CALS is a comprehensive assessment of functional or life-skills which utilizes
a checklist format. Teachers, parents, and/or other professionals may complete
the assessment.
Inventory of Community Access
and Participation (ICAP)
The ICAP is an assessment utilized in measuring functional and life skills,
as well as adaptive behavior. Utilizing a checklist format, teachers, parents,
and/or other professionals may complete the assessment.
Life Centered Career Education:
Competency Assessment Knowledge Batteries
Brolin. (1992). Council for Exceptional Children.
This assessment is designed to pinpoint specific transition competency deficiencies.
Includes an Administration Manual and a Technical Report.
Life Centered Career Education:
Competency Assessment Performance Batteries
Brolin. (1992). Council for Exceptional Children.
This assessment is primarily performance-based and is designed to administer
to students before and after LCCE instructional units are taught.
Occupational Aptitude Survey
and Interest Schedule (OASIS-2) kit: Aptitude Survey
Parker. (1991). ProEd.
Professionals can easily use the OASIS-2 to assist in the career development
of students in Grades 8 through 12. Each test, which can be administered individually
or in groups, takes from 30 to 45 minutes and can be scored by hand or machine.
Responsibility and Independence
Scale for Adolescents: Examiner's Manual and Testing Book
Salvia, Neisworth & Schmidt. (1990). DLM Teaching Resources.
This assessment is divided into two sections: Responsibility and Independence.
The testing subsections include self-management, social maturity, social communication,
domestic skills, money management, citizenship, personal organization, transportation
skills, and career skills.
Self-Directed Search (Form
E): SDS
Holland, Fritzsche & Powell. (1994).
Psychological Assessment Resources, Inc. This is a self-administered, self-scored,
and self-interpreted career-counseling tool for use by lower-level readers.
The Transition Behavior Scale:
(Technical Manual)
McCarney. (1989). Hawthorne Education Services.
This kit assesses transition in three areas: employment, interpersonal relations,
and social/community expectations. The materials are designed to identify common
behavior problems encountered by teachers and employers.
Transition Planning Inventory
(TPI)
Clark & Patton. (1997). ProEd.
These assessment materials are designed to identify areas of transition strengths
and needs. There are three different tools included in this assessment: the
student form, the family form, and the school form. A guidebook is provided
with the kit.
Vocational Integration Index
Parent, Kregel & Wehman. (1997). ProEd.
The Vocational Integration Index (VII) is an instrument designed to identify
and choose integrated employment opportunities that are compatible with the
personal and social preferences of individuals with disabilities.
Wide Range Interest-Opinion
Test
Jastak & Jastak. (1979). Jastack Associates, Inc.
This assessment kit is designed to identify optimum attitudes, behaviors and
abilities for different kinds of work. The information is relevant to career
planning and can be used by guidance or vocational counselors to help persons
with disabilities find appropriate employment.
Choosing Employment Goals (kit)---Choice
Maker Instructional Series
Marshall, Martin, Maxson & Jerman. (1997). Sopris West.
This curriculum is designed to teach students the self-determination skills
they need to be successful in adult life.
Community Integration for Persons
with Mental Retardation
Edited by Patrick J. Schloss, Charles A. Hughes, Maureen A. Smith (1988)Little,
Brown
Activities of daily living and social adjustment for the education of
mentally retarded.
A Curriculum for Profoundly
Handicapped Students: The Broward County Model Program
Sternberg, Ritchey, Pegnatore, Wills & Hill. (1986). ProEd.
This guide tells how to assess and teach students with profound disabilities.
Detailed directions tell how to instruct and measure progress in the following
areas: gross motor skills, fine motor skills, cognition skills, receptive communication
skills, expressive communication skills and social/affective skills.
Empowerment: Employment Choices
and Self-Advocacy Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities.
(1999). A Self-Advocacy workbook for individuals with more severe and profound
disabilities.
Fun with Foods: A Recipe for
Math and Science
(1987). Project AIMS.
This curriculum is geared at grades 5-9. Made up of experiments or activities
with food that stress different math and science skills, an index of these skills
is provided at the beginning, so that it is easy to pinpoint the exact activities
to be used to stress particular skills.
Functional Curriculum for Elementary,
Middle, and Secondary Age Students with Special Needs
Wehman & Kregel. (1997). ProEd.
This book is an excellent source of information concerning the design and implementation
of a new curriculum and restructuring curricula for improved work outcomes.
An emphasis on living situations such as mobility, community living, and living
at home is provided.
A Functional Curriculum for
Teaching Students with Disabilities
Austin, Texas. (1996) (1998). ProEd.
Self-Care, Motor Skills, Household Management, & Living Skills; Nonverbal
and Oral Communication; Functional Academics; Interpersonal, Competitive, Job-Finding,
and Leisure-Time Skills.
Handbook for Transition into Post-Secondary Employment: Student and Parent
Advocacy for Students with Disabilities
Moore. Spartanburg, SC Development Disabilities Council.
This is a practical handbook on the transition from school to the work place.
Interview Packet
Glisan. (1993). Peekan Publications.
This manual is designed to prepare student for job interviews and to turn every
teacher into an interviewer. Included are a teacher's manual, five reproducible
student work packets, a wallet resume, an interview review form and an application
correction form.
Job-Related Social Skills:
A Curriculum for Adolescents with Special Needs
Montague & Lund. (1991). Exceptional Innovations.
This curriculum is made up of model situations and role playing games designed
to help adolescents with special needs increase their job related social skills.
The Lemonade Stand: A Competency
Based Resource for Teaching Economics in the Primary Grades
Eckstein & Swanson. The NC Council on Economic Education.
This curriculum is a developmental approach to economics and decision-making
skills for grades K-3. Background information is given to teachers, as the curriculum
provides over 75 lessons for teaching economics.
Life Centered Career Education:
A Competency Based Approach (5th Edition)
Brolin. (1998). The Council for Exceptional Children.
The LCCE is a comprehensive classroom, home, and community-based functional
curriculum suitable for a wide audience, from upper elementary school through
high school.
Life Centered Career Education:
A Competency Based Approach
Brolin. (1991). The Council for Exceptional Children.
This booklet gives a brief introduction to Life Centered Career Education Curriculum.
Life Centered Career Education:
Activity Book Two
Glascoe, Miller & Kotaska. (1986). CEC and Eric.
This curriculum is a descendent of Life Centered Career Education: A Competency
Based Approach and a companion to Life Centered Career Education: Activity Book
One.
Life Centered Career Education:
Modified Curriculum for Individuals with Moderate Disabilities
Loyd & Brolin. (1997). The Council for Exceptional Children.
This version of the LCCE Curriculum provides teachers with the same easy-to-use
format as the original version, but with a more lower level curriculum for students
with higher needs. A Modified Competency Rating Scale (CRS-M) and IEP form are
included.
Life Centered Career Education:
Trainer's Manual
Loyd & Brolin. (1989). The Council for Exceptional Children
Lifelong Leisure Skills and Lifestyles for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Schleien, Meyer, Heyne & Brandt. (1995).
Brookes Publishing Company. After discussing how to select appropriate leisure
activities, this book gives an excellent curriculum for leisure education.
NEXT S.T.E.P.--Student Transition
and Educational Planning
Halpern, Herr, Wolf, Doren, Johnson & Lawson. (1997). ProEd.
This self-determination curriculum is designed to help high school students
make a smooth, successful transition from school to adult life. By using the
NEXT S.T.E.P. curriculum, students will learn how to take charge of their own
life planning. There are 19 fully developed lesson plans that can be taught
in as little as 3 months or as long as one year. The program includes an Instructor's
Manual, 10 Workbooks, and videotape.
Occupational Preparation:
A Functional Curriculum Course of Study for Students with Disabilities
Columbia, SC (1999). Project SIGHT.
Peer Mediation: Conflict Resolution in Schools (Student Manual and Program Guide)
Schrumpf, Crawford & Bodine. (1991). Research Press.
This curriculum is divided into two books that both have exercises on conflict
resolution. The program guide is divided into eight chapters on conflict resolution.
Self-Directed IEP (kit) - ChoiceMaker
Instructional Series
Martin, Marshall, Maxson & Jerman. (1996). Sopris West.
This kit includes two short videos, a student workbook, and a teacher's manual.
The first video gives a general introduction to the steps involved in creating
an IEP, while the second focuses on each step in a particular student's IEP.
Shop Talk-A Prevocational Language
Program for Retarded Students
Kent-Udolf & Sherman. (1983). Research Press.
This book is divided into two parts: a manual and a task notebook. The manual
gives a basic overview of the content of the book and covers some fundamental
procedures and teaching strategies.
Skillstreaming the Adolescent
- kit (New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills, Student
Manual, and Program Forms)
Goldstein & McGinnis. (1997). Research Press.
This curriculum is made up of one book and two workbooks. Topics include Beginning
and Advanced Social Skills, Dealing with Feelings and Alternatives to Aggression.
Social Skills for Severely
Retarded Adults: An Inventory and Training Program
McClennen, Hoekstra & Bryan. (1980). Research Press.
This program targets the development in severely retarded adults of certain
skills and behaviors in a social atmosphere.
Social Skills on the Job (kit):
A Transition to the Workplace
American Guidance Systems. (1999).
This practical, easy-to-use curriculum features a variety of interactive materials
that provide a natural bridge between school and the workplace. Realistic video
vignettes model appropriate behavior and illustrate actual work situations.
South Carolina English Language
Arts Framework
Developed by the South Carolina English Language Arts Curriculum Framework
Writing Team. (1996). SC Department of Education
South Carolina Foreign Languages
Framework
Developed by the South Carolina Foreign Languages Curriculum Framework
Writing Team. (1993). SC Department of Education
South Carolina Mathematics
Framework
Developed by the South Carolina Mathematics Curriculum Framework Writing
Team. (1993). SC Department of Education
South Carolina Science Framework
Developed by the South Carolina Science Curriculum Framework Writing
Team. (1996). SC Department of Education
South Carolina Visual and Performing
Arts Framework
Developed by the South Carolina Visual and Performing Arts Curriculum
Framework Writing Team. (1993). SC Department of Education
Speak up for Yourself and Your
Future!: A Curriculum for Building Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination Skills
Furney, Shepherd, Carlson, Lisi & Yuan. (1993).
Enabling Futures Project, VT Department of Special Education. Made up of six
units, this curriculum is geared toward junior high and high school students
and is designed to teach self-determination and self-advocacy.
STEPS to Self-Determination:
A Curriculum to Help Adolescents Learn to Achieve Their Goals
Field & Hoffman. (1996). ProEd.
This curriculum addresses the following five key elements of self-determination:
know yourself, value yourself, plan, act and experience outcomes, and learn.
Major areas include identifying strengths and needs, goal setting and accessing
resources and supports.
TASSEL Handbook: Teaching
All Students Skills for Employment and Life
Aspel & Bettis. (1994). Shelby, NC City Schools.
This curriculum is divided into 3 sections: the occupational diploma, the vocational
training, academic diploma, and post secondary education. Each of these sections
has activities for science, math, English, and career preparation curriculum.
Teaching Social Competence
to Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities: A Comprehensive Program
Jackson, Jackson & Bennett. (1998). ProEd.
This book provides all of the materials and procedures needed to implement an
effective social skills training program in a variety of settings.
Tools for Transition (kit)
: Preparing Students with Learning Disabilities for Postsecondary Education
Aune & Ness. (1991). American Guidance Services.
This curriculum helps students learn to identify strengths and weaknesses, apply
study strategies, understand their legal rights, explore careers and advocate
for accommodations in school.
The Tough Kid Social Skills
Book
Sheridan. (1997). Sopris West.
This curriculum is designed with exercises to increase social skills. There
are four main chapters: an Overview, Assessing Social Skills, Three Levels of
Social Skills Training, Leading a Social Skills Group.
Transition from School to Life:
A Complete University Course for Special Educators
Martin & Kohler. (1998). Council for Exceptional Children
This complete 16-week course is designed to help colleges and universities teach
transition-related skills and knowledge.
Transition from School to Life:
A Workshop Series for Educators and Transition Service Providers
Kohler, Field, Izzo & Johnson. (1998). Council for Exceptional Children.
Designed for use by state, regional, and local organizations to provide inservice
training, this program consists of six fully developed one-day workshops packaged
together in one ring binder.
Viewpoints: A Guide to Conflict
Resolution and Decision Making for Adolescents - Student and Teacher's Guide
Guerra, Moore & Slaby. (1995). Research Press.
This curriculum is divided into two books and ten lessons. The exercises are
designed to increase students' understanding of themselves and others, as well
as their points of view and about confronting common problems and solving them
effectively.
The Walker Social Skills Curriculum:
The ACCESS Program, Adolescent Curriculum for Communication and Effective Social
Skills
Walker, Holmes, Todis & Horton. (1988). ProEd.
This curriculum is designed to improve the social competence levels of adolescent
students in middle and high school settings. The ACCESS program is designed
for use with students with mild to moderate disabilities.
AMERICAN GUIDANCE SERVICES
GLOBE FEARON
At Your IEP Meeting
Project UNITE, Virginia's Transition Systems Change Project.
This video will guide your students through the importance
of and logistics of attending and participating in their own IEP meetings.
Changes in SSI for Children
Center for Policy and Program Coordination at the Institute for Child Health
Policy.
This video explains how Congress changed the way childhood disability is determined
for SSI benefits, how the changes may affect families and what actions may be
taken.
Collaborating for Change: Including
all of our Students - (video)
San Francisco Unified School District. (1996). Brookes Publishing.
Learn what true inclusion means, and reach a complete understanding of the theory
behind placing students with disabilities into general, age-appropriate classrooms.
Also, get an insider's look as interviewees reveal their initial reactions to
the inclusion process and share tips, techniques and practices on how to make
inclusion work. (20 minutes)
Collaborating for Change: Instructional
Strategies for all Students
San Francisco Unified School District. (1996). Brookes Publishing.
This video will enable educators to become more effective
as they discover new resources and learn methods for achieving success with
all students in all classrooms. (20 minutes)
Developing IEPs Under the New
IDEA Regulations
Ruesch and Hartwig. (1999). LRP
Step by step guidelines for early intervention of disabled children, this video
(26 min) demonstrates how to develop an IEP under the regulations of the new
IDEA.
Enable: People with Disabilities
and Computers
(1999). Microsoft Corporation.
This video will inspire audiences as it introduces viewers
to people with disabilities who are using the personal computer to foster independence.
(45 minutes)
Everyday Life Skills - Surviving
on Your Own
(2001). AGS
6 videocassettes (16 min. each) focusing on everyday events for meeting
life needs, including: Expanding Your World, You & Your Money, Household
Smarts, Getting & Keeping a Job, Looking, Feeling, & Acting Your Best,
and Health, Nutrition, & Safety.
Everyone Can Work--A Look at
Successes in Supported Employment
Wehman. (1995).
This video takes an intimate look into the lives of five
successful employees who have significant disabilities. Shot on location at
job sites and in living rooms and offices, the video features interviews with
workers, job coaches, families, and employers. (55 minutes)
Increasing Parental/Family
Involvement in Schools
Minnesota Department of Children, Families & Learning.
This video summarizes the process and outcomes of an intensive training for
school teams in family involvement. Its purpose it to inspire others to increase
and promote genuine school-family partnerships in education.
Legal Insights in Higher Education
for Students with Learning Disabilities and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder
Kincaid & Simon. (1998). The University of Georgia, The Distance Learning
Link.
A 3-module series, these videos cover
the following topics: Documentation and Admissions, Accommodations, and Programming
and Policy. (60, 59 and 80 minutes, respectively)
"Next S.T.E.P." Training
Tape
University of Oregon. (1997).
This videotape is for use when providing an overview of the Next S.T.E.P. Curriculum
to direct service providers. (16:30 minutes)
PATH: A Workbook for Planning
Positive Possible Futures-Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope for Schools,
Organizations, Businesses, Families
Pearpoint, O'Brien & Forest. (1993). Inclusion Press.
PATH is an alternative method of providing person centered planning. This guide
provides information on the process, as well as an overview of the eight-step
planning process.
PATH (Planning Alternative
Tomorrows with Hope) Demo
Inclusion Press.
PATH is an alternative method of providing person centered planning through
symbolic representations and pictures. This videotape
provides an overview and description of the PATH person centered planning process.
A Skydiver's Guide to IEP Transition
Planning
Virginia Department of Education.
This video answers questions about transition services
for youth with disabilities. Viewers will learn how to integrate transition
into individual education programs (IEP's). Not updated with 1997 IDEA Amendments.
A Student's Guide to the IEP
& A Guide to Helping Students Develop their IEP's
NICHCY.
This double-sided audiotape provides information and suggestions
for helping students with disabilities become involved in the development, implementation,
and monitoring of their own IEP's.
Social Skills on the Job (kit):
A Transition to the Workplace
American Guidance Systems. (1999).
This practical, easy-to-use curriculum features a variety of interactive materials
that provide a natural bridge between school and the workplace. Realistic
video vignettes model appropriate behavior and illustrate actual work
situations.
Texas Effectiveness Study
TX. (2002?)
Video (9 min.).
Tools for Transition
(kit)
Circle Pines, Minn.: (1991). American Guidance Service (AGS).
Teachers Guide, Student Handbook, Script booklets, 40 Blackline Masters, and
Video in binder.
Prepares students with learning disabilities for postsecondary education.
Transition Services: Managing
Your Future
WA State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (1999). CEC.
This video provides viewers with an overview of the rights,
roles, and responsibilities afforded to individuals with disabilities, as well
as the school system with reference to transition from school to adult life.
(12:40 minutes)
Transitions to High School
Vancouver, BC: Eaton Coull Learning Group, Ltd., (2000). Howard
Eaton and Leslie Coull
Video, (43.40 min.) Student Work Guide, Discussion Guide, and
Self-Advocacy Handbook.
Provides information regarding Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.
A World to Gain - Transition
Services for Students with Severe Disabilities
The New Jersey Department of Education. (199?).
This videocassette (25 min.) addresses the following topics: SECTION
504 - Exceptional Children, "At Your IEP Meeting", "A Skydiver's
Guide", Part I, Donahue - Downs Syndrome and Part II, Born Drunk.
SC's Project SIGHT Training
Modules
(2000). South Carolina's Project SIGHT
The following is a list of training modules, developed by Project SIGHT Staff,
and available for check-out through the Transition Clearinghouse. All Modules
include copies of the following items: Overheads, presentation notes, and audience
handouts.
OTHER TRAINING PACKETS AND MODULES
Integrating Transition Planning
into the Individualized Education Program
Virginia's UNITE. (1995).
This workshop is divided into the following six sections: 1) Introductory activity,
2) Case study, 3) Lecture, 4) Video, 5) Case study, and 6) Closing activity.
Trainers should be familiar with IDEA transition legislation, regulations and
programs in order to facilitate discussions and answer questions. This workshop
guide lists necessary presentation materials and supplies.
Life Centered Career Education
Trainer's Manual
Loyd & Brolin. (1989). The Council for Exceptional Children.
This manual explains the LCCE curriculum, demonstrates how to plan and develop
it, and how to implement these new plans.
Making the Most of Transition
(Session 1-5): Family Workbook
Harbor Regional Center.
This is a group of workbooks that could be used as the transition workshop curriculum
for families. There are 5 workbooks. They are entitled: What Matters Most to
You and Your Family; Work, School, Training; There is More to Life than Work;
Benefits; and A Game Plan for You and Your Family.
Networking: A Training Unit
in Support of the Iowa Transition Initiative Transition Process Model
Carl. (1996). Iowa Transition Initiative.
Roles in the Transition Process:
A Training Unit in Support of the Iowa Transition Initiative, Transition Process
Model
Shaffer & Bell. (1996). Iowa Transition Initiative.
Team Building: A Training Unit
in Support of the Iowa Transition Initiative, Transition Process Model
Carl. (1996). Iowa Transition Initiative.