ERIC Number: ED576639
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: EISSN-
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Five Steps for Developing Effective Transition Plans for High School Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Szidon, Katherine; Ruppar, Andrea; Smith, Leann
Grantee Submission, TEACHING Exceptional Children v47 n3 p147-152 Jan-Feb 2015
Lakeview High School is a medium sized high school in a rural farming community. The staff at Lakeview meets at the beginning of each school year to discuss building-level professional development plans. This year, Lakeview's special education team has requested to focus its professional development time on improving special education services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The team is seeing an increasing number of students with ASD who are highly skilled academically yet have complex needs around social behavior, self-management, and independent living--skills necessary for success in postsecondary environments. The team recognizes that this type of instruction does not seem to fit easily in the existing high school schedule, and the goals that the teachers write to increase student self-management skills and develop social awareness are difficult to implement. Yet, given the importance of these social, emotional, and communication skills, the team plans to work together to develop better programming for its students with ASD. [This paper was published in "TEACHING Exceptional Children" (EJ1058956).]
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs, High School Students, Postsecondary Education, Individualized Education Programs, Skill Development, Goal Orientation, Educational Objectives, Teamwork, Student Participation, Progress Monitoring
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R324C120006; P30HD03352

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