Life beyond the classroom : transition strategies for young people with disabilities
By: Wehman, Paul.
Baltimore, MD Paul H Brookes 2013Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxviii, 584 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781598572322.Subject(s): DISABILITY
| STUDENTS | TRANSITIONS | TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO ADULT LIFE | TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO WORK | TRANSITION PLANNING | INCLUSIVE EDUCATION | SOCIAL SKILLS | SOCIAL COMPETENCE | ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | IHC Library | 510 WEH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W006726 |
About the Online Companion Materials
About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
I. INTRODUCTION
1. Transition: New Horizons and Challenges / Paul Wehman
2. Self-Determination: Getting Students Involved in Leadership / Michael L. Wehmeyer & Karrie A. Shogren
3. Families and Young People with Disabilities: Listening to Their Voices / Pamela Targett & Paul Wehman
II. TRANSITION PLANNING AND SUPPORT
4. Individualized Transition Planning: Building the Roadmap to Adulthood / Ira Austin & Katherine M. Wittig
5. Multicultural Transition Planning: Including All Youth with Disabilities /
Audrey A. Trainor & Sunyoung Kim
6. Transition Planning and Community Resources: Bring it All Together /
Valerie Brooke, W. Grant Revell, Jennifer McDonough, et al
III. TRANSITION SERVICE DELIVERY IN THE SCHOOLS
7. Full Inclusion into Schools: Strategies for Collaborative Instruction /
Kim Spence-Cochran & Cynthia E. Pearl
8. High Stakes Accountability and Students with Disabilities: The Past and What's to Come / Margaret J. McLaughlin
9. Secondary Curriculum and Transition / Emily C. Bouck
10. Assessment and Teaching for Transition / Colleen A. Thoma, Kimberly Boyd, & Kira Austin
11. Teaching Social Skills and Competence / Erik W. Carter & Carolyn Hughes
IV. WORK AND LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY
12. Using Technology from School to Adulthood: Unleashing the Power /
Amy J. Armstrong, Tony Gentry, & Paul Wehman
13. Vocational Internships, Placements and Careers: Working in the Community / Paul Wehman & Valerie Brooke
14. Developing Jobs for Young People with Disabilities / Pamela Targett & Cary Griffin
15. Pursuing Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities / Elizabeth Evans Getzel & Lori W. Briel
V. DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PLANS FOR TRANSITION
16. Applications for Youth with Intellectual Disabilities / Paul Wehman & LaRon Scott Jamie Michelle
17. Applications for Youth with Learning Disabilities / Elizabeth Evans Getzel & John J. Gugerty
18. Applications for Youth with Emotional and Behavior Disorders / Paul Wehman & Kevin Sutherland James
19. Applications for Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders / Carol Schall, Pamela Targett, & Paul Wehman
20. Applications for Youth with Traumatic Brain Injury and Other Health Impairments / Paul Wehman, Michael D. West, Pamela Targett, et al
References
Glossary
Index
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"For more than two decades, the trusted Life Beyond the Classroom text has shaped the practices of thousands of professionals helping students make a smooth transition from school to adulthood. Now this landmark textbook is in a NEW fifth editionupdated with the cutting-edge information professionals need in today's changing world, as young people with disabilities face unprecedented financial, family, employment, and educational challenges. A definitive compendium of up-to-date, evidence-based transition research, this expanded new edition takes Life Beyond the Classroom to the next level. Future professionals will get all the latest best practices and timely research on the full spectrum of transition topics, from assessment and assistive technology to social skills and self-determination." - PUBLISHERS WEBSITE
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