Pre-transition Manual PDF Download

Author: Katherine Titouah
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Languages : en
Pages : 63

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The purpose of this project is to prepare high school students with developmental disabilities to advance from the high school classroom to an adult transition program. Present research demonstrates that students are frequently unprepared for community-based programs from current high school instruction. The current instruction in high school classrooms for students with developmental disabilities has concentrated on academic formats and objectives. In order for a high school student to be prepared in the transition process, best practice research indicates that increased planning with both students and parents is necessary. A curriculum manual entitled, Pre-Transition Manual, is presented to provide the high school teacher a structured transition planning and preparedness guide for teaching the many facets of the transition process from high school to an adult community-based program. The Pre-Transition Manual will provide instruction at the high school level for teacher, students, and parents throughout freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior year. The Manual will provide instruction for application procedures for community supports, functional goal setting, self-advocating, and heightened awareness of community based instruction. The application procedures include instruction to obtain ongoing services from San Diego Regional Center, developing documentation of personal medical information, California identification, and reduced fare transportation identification. Completing this process fosters the development of independent living skills, educational skills, and employment skills. This establishes clear planning and objectives for the Individualized Transition Plan, which promotes self-determination in an adult based community program and post secondary life after the age of 22.