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ERIC Number: EJ1361197
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 12
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5684
Exiting Part C: Considerations for Support before, during, and after Transition
McCorkle, Laura S.; Diamond, Lindsay L.
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v55 n2 p90-101 Nov-Dec 2022
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires children enrolled in Part C to have a transition plan in place at least 90 days before the child's third birthday (IDEA, 2004). This plan may include a transition to Part B services or an option to continue with Part C services until kindergarten (IDEA, 2004, §303.211). For the majority of children who receive Part B services for concerns related to a higher incidence disability (e.g., speech or language impairment, specific learning disability), decisions about placement and services may be relatively straightforward. In contrast, for children with lower incidence disabilities (e.g., sensory impairment, significant cognitive impairment), recommended placements do not always include general education settings (Morningstar et al., 2017). Therefore, in supporting families and all children to access and participate in inclusive settings, the Division for Early Childhood's (DEC) Recommended Practice for transition (TR2) suggest "practitioners use a variety of planned and timely strategies with the child and family before, during, and after the transition to support adjustment and positive outcomes for both the child and family" (DEC, 2014a). The purpose of this article is to describe how TR2 may be systematically and intentionally used to guide families and transition team members (including both Part C and Part B personnel) in supporting children with a low-incidence disability before, during, and after the transition process to participate in general education settings.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B
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