Transition Resources! by Anna Grace Burns

Endrew F v. Douglas County School District- Special Education Law info

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:09:14 UTC

This resource is valuable for families of students with disabilities because it informs them of what they should expect from their child's school in legal terms. This can be beneficial for families because oftentimes when malpratice is occurring, it continues because of a lack of information regarding the law.

RAISE Center

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:22:33 UTC

The Resources for Access, Independence, Self-Determination and Employment (RAISE) organization was founded by parents, for parents, to help support and compile information regarding transition planning.

Employment First NC

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:28:38 UTC

Employment First NC is a state program designed to emphasize and prioritize employment for youth with disabilities. They have a plethora of information and resources such as employer education and awareness and resources for self-employment.

Pre-Employment Transition Services info

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:32:06 UTC

This website contains a compilation of information regarding Pre-ETS guidelines and resources available in each state. Additionally, this website has a section with FAQs that are phrased in accessible terms.

PACER's- Is it "Public" or "Private?"

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:35:09 UTC

This PDF contains great information both for families and students with disabilities to inform children about what is appropriate to share with different people they may interact with in post-secondary education or employment. This is especially pertinent as there are strict laws on what employers are privvy to regarding an individuals disability.

PACER's- Personal Care Skills

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:37:53 UTC

This PDF has great information regarding personal care skills, such as creating a schedule or a "First, Then" list for grooming/hygiene practices. For example, there was a graphic stating the steps for brushing your teeth.

PACER's- Social Skills

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:39:54 UTC

This PDF has information to help parents with building social skills. The PDF lists different social stories you can work through such as making eye contact or maintaining personal space.

Knowing Your Options video

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:41:26 UTC

This video describes all of the different options and opportunities students with disabilities may have access to after secondary education. This can include postsecondary education, developing independent living skills and more.

The Right Way to Discuss Transition

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:43:35 UTC

This video shows real life examples of how people involved in the lives of a child with disabilities should/can discuss transition. There is an emphasis on positivity and encouragement.

Understanding Academic Accommodations

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 18:47:03 UTC

This website lists valuable information regarding what students can request as an accomodation during postsecondary education. Some information included is regarding the most common accomodations and what is/isn't an accomodation that colleges can provide.

Predictors of Post-School Success

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 22:54:09 UTC

This powerpoint provides key details regarding post-school success and the predictors of that. Other information this powerpoint provides that would be important for families is the statistics regarding post-school success for marginalized students.

Taxonomy for Transition 2.0

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 22:58:14 UTC

This powerpoint provides additional information regarding predictors within transition in addition to some evidence based practices. They separated the topics by: Student-Focused Planning, Family Engagement, Program Structures, Interagency Collaboration and Student Development.

O-NET Interest Profiler

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 22:59:38 UTC

This website takes you to an informal survey students can easily fill out to help guide them towards finding the right career for them.

The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) Teacher’s Guide

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 23:01:55 UTC

This comprehensive presentation helps guide teachers by using the SDLMI model. The presentation discusses things such as self-advocacy and self-reinforcement instruction.

Whose Future is it Anyway?

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 23:06:15 UTC

This presentation is a student-directed transition planning process written in an accessible and engaging manner. The presentation/lesson goes through the many steps involved in the transition process and encourages student enthusiasm and critical thinking.

Self-Directed IEP

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 23:09:53 UTC

This PDF is a helpful guide for students to learn how to properly lead their own IEP. It gives students information such as social stories regarding the importance of student involvement in their IEP meetings.

Student Dream Sheet

burnsag1 — 2025-05-04 23:13:20 UTC

The Student Dream Sheet is a student-friendly assessment to guide teachers and families on how to help the student achieve their aspirations for their future. The sheet includes questions regarding student strengths, choices they want to make for themselves, and other adult living skills.

Personal Preference Indicator

burnsag1 — 2025-05-05 00:35:13 UTC

The personal preference indicator helps students with deciding what they want to priortize in their lives.

Pictoral Interest Inventory

burnsag1 — 2025-05-05 00:37:50 UTC

The pictoral interest inventory provides students who may have difficulty with reading comprehension to express what they would like to do with their future.

Postsecondary Education for Parents

burnsag1 — 2025-05-05 00:42:16 UTC

This website provides important information for parents and families of students with disabilities, and explains different steps of the process and FAQs.

Community Engagement and Independent Living

burnsag1 — 2025-05-05 00:45:07 UTC

This website provides definitions of community engagement and indepndent living for students with disabilities and gives information for educators to use evidence-based practices for this part of transitions.

Family Engagement

burnsag1 — 2025-05-05 00:47:43 UTC

This PDF provides a framework for families preparing youth for adulthood. Some of the information provided on this page includes guideposts for success and encouragement for parents to become involved.