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Note: The references in this section reflect the source material used to construct this module. The links to these references are not updated.
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Kohler, P. D., Gothberg, J. E., Fowler, C., and Coyle, J. (2016). Taxonomy for transition programming 2.0: A model for planning, organizing, and evaluating transition education, services, and programs. Western Michigan University. https://transitionta.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/NTACT-C_TaxonomyforTransition.pdf
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Mazzotti, V. L., Rowe, D. A., Kwiatek, S., Voggt, A., Chang, W., Fowler, C. H., Poppen, M., Sinclair, J., & Test, D. W. (2021). Secondary transition predictors of postschool success: An update to the research base. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 44(1), 47–64. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143420959793
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. (2007). Ask the expert: Jim Martin: Student involvement in transition planning. https://www.crisoregon.org/cms/lib/OR01928264/Centricity/Domain/45/Documents/Martins_Perspective.pdf
Montoya, C., Yllades, V., & Gilson, C. (2022). Experiences of Latinx immigrant parents of children with developmental disabilities in the IEP process. Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 57(4), 404–416. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/367331502
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National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities. (2010). IDEA’s exact words: Transition planning. https://www.parentcenterhub.org/iep-transition/
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Newman, L., Wagner, M., Cameto, R., Knokey, A. M., & Shaver, D. (2010). Comparisons across time of the outcomes of youth with disabilities up to 4 years after high school. A report of findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study (NLTS) and the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2). Menlo Park, CA: SRI International. http://www.nlts2.org/reports/2010_09/nlts2_report_2010_09_execsum.pdf
Newman, L., Wagner, M., Huang, T., Shaver, D., Knokey, A. M., Yu, J., Contreras, E., Ferguson, K., Greene, S., Nagle, K., & Cameto, R. (2011). Secondary school programs and performance of students with disabilities. A special topic report of findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2. Washington, DC: National Center for Special Education Research. https://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pubs/20123000/pdf/20123000.pdf
Next Steps NH. (2022, October 26). Course of Study. Next Steps New Hampshire: Options for Life after High School. https://nextsteps-nh.org/transition-iep-tool/courses-of-study/
NSTTAC. (2011). Using Check and Connect to promote student participation in the IEP meeting. Retrieved on April 11, 2013, from http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/Using%20Check%20and%20Connect%20to%20Promote%20IEP%20Participation.Final.pdf. No longer available.
NSTTAC. (2011). Using computer-assisted instruction to teach student participation in the IEP process. Retrieved on April 11, 2013, from http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/Using%20CAI%20to%20promote%20student%20particpation%20in%20the%20IEP%20process_potential_.final.1011docx.pdf. No longer available.
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NSTTAC. (2011). Using the self-advocacy strategy to teach student involvement in the IEP. Retrieved on April 11, 2013, from http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/SAS(moderate).final.pdf. No longer available.
NSTTAC. (2011). Using Whose Future Is It Anyway? to teach student knowledge of transition planning. Retrieved on April 11, 2013, from http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/Whose%20Future-transition%20planning_moderate_.final.1011docx.pdf. No longer available.
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PACER Center. (2007). Parent tips for transition planning. ALLIANCE ACTion Sheet. https://www.pacer.org/publications/pdfs/ALL14.pdf
PACER Center. (2017). Transition planning tips for linguistically and culturally diverse youth with disabilities. https://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c250.pdf
Peck, A., & Scarpati, S. (2009). Transition [special issue]. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 41(6).
Petcu, S. D., Van Horn, M. L., & Shogren, K. A. (2017). Self-determination and the enrollment in and completion of postsecondary education for students with disabilities. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 40(4), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143416670135
Royer, D. J. (2017). My IEP: A student-directed individualized education program model. Exceptionality, 25(4), 235–252. https://doi.org/10.1080/09362835.2016.1216850
Sanderson, K. A., & Goldman, S. E. (2022). Understanding the characteristics and predictors of student involvement in IEP meetings. The Journal of Special Education, 56(1), 3–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/00224669211008259
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Scott, L. A., Thoma, C. A., Gokita, T., Bruno, L. P., Ruiz, A. B., Brendli, K., Taylor, J., & Vitullo, V. (2021). I’m trying to make myself happy: Black students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and families on promoting self-determination during transition. Inclusion, 9(3), 170–188. https://doi.org/10.1352/2326-6988-9.3.170
Shogren, K. A., Lee, J., & Panko, P. (2017). An examination of the relationship between postschool outcomes and autonomy, psychological empowerment, and self-realization. The Journal of Special Education, 51(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022466916683171
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Articles
Bross, L., A., & Craig, S. L. (2024). Universal Design for Learning: A viable framework to support student-led IEP meetings. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 56(4), 218–228. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221074267
This article explains the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines and promotes them as a framework to encourage students with disabilities to actively participate in their individualized education program (IEP) meetings throughout the transition process.
Ford, J. W., Kern, A. M., Gorman, J. P., & Mooney, C. D. (2024). Time is of the essence: Individualizing academic intervention for students of transition age. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 56(4), 266–273. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599221144632
This article promotes Brief Experimental Analysis (BEA) as a method to quickly and efficiently collect reading data on, and determine appropriate interventions for, students with disabilities to prepare them for postsecondary education.
Liu., A. Y., Lacoe, J., Lipscomb, Haimson, J., Johnson, D. R., Thurlow, M. L., Sekino, Y., & Silverberg, M. (2018). Preparing for life after high school: The characteristics and experiences of youth in special education. Vol. 3: Comparisons over time. Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20184007/pdf/20184007.pdf
This report incorporates data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012 series to explore how students in special education (primarily 15- to 18-year-olds) have changed across time. Specifically, it examines changes in their characteristics and experiences across disability groups.
Matusevich, H. A., Shogren, K. A., Raley, S. K., & Matusevich, D. W. (2024). Student-led transition planning using the self-determined learning model of instruction. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 56(4), 230–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599231155604
This article promotes the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI) as an evidence-based practice that educators can use to foster self-determination in students with disabilities throughout the transition process. This practice includes encouraging students to not only decide on their own transition goals but take control of their learning.
Payne, S. B., & Swanson, E. (2022). Targeting the transition goals of teens through executive function support. Council for Exceptional Children, 56(4), 202–209. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599211066919
This article explains how educators can support students with disabilities in creating habits, using reminders, and employing planning tools—all of which are aspects of executive functioning. Specifically, it shows educators how they can incorporate this instruction into the transition process.
Rowe, D. A., Mazzotti, V. L., Fowler, C. H., Test, D. W., Mitchell, V. J., Clark, K. A., Holzberg, D., Owens, T. L., Rusher, D., Seaman-Tullis, R. L., Gushanas, C. M., Castle, H., Chang, W., Voggt, A., Kwiatek, S., & Dean, C. (2021). Updating the secondary transition research base: Evidence- and research-based practices in functional skills. Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 44(1), 28–46. https://doi.org/10.1177/2165143420958674
This literature review examines the limitations and implications of existing evidence- and research-based practices in secondary special education and transition planning for students with disabilities.
Online Resources
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative. (2021). From assessment to practice: A model for teachers. https://transitionta.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/final_assessment-to-practice_2021.11.09_checked.pdf
This resource features a seven-step model for incorporating effective practices into the transition planning process, beginning with conducting transition assessments and ending with analyzing student data. It also includes three case studies that illustrate the implementation of this model.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative. (2022). Effective practices in secondary transition: Operational definitions. https://transitionta.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/Updated_EBP_Definitions_June_2022.pdf
This resource provides operational definitions for effective practices in secondary transition, in addition to listing the level of evidence (e.g., promising, evidence-based) and student populations for which each strategy was established.
National Technical Assistance Center on Transition: The Collaborative. (n.d.). Indicator 13 IEP Studies. https://transitionta.org/i13-iep-case-studies/
This page features resources to help educators comply with Indicator 13—IDEA transition requirements for the IEPs of students 16 and older. Eleven case studies are included to provide examples and nonexamples for students who vary in grade and disability.
PROGRESS Center. (2022). Student form for preparing for the IEP team meeting. https://promotingprogress.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/IEP_premeeting_student.pdf
Educators can give this form to students. This structured, fillable form lists a series of questions for students to answer regarding their goals, priorities, strengths, and needs, to name a few. Each prompt features note-taking boxes that will help them prepare and participate in their IEP meetings.
PROGRESS Center: Parent form for preparing for the IEP team meeting. https://promotingprogress.org/sites/default/files/2022-10/IEP_premeeting_parent.pdf
Educators can give this form to parents. This structured, fillable form lists a series of questions for parents to answer regarding their student’s education—including goals, priorities, student strengths and needs, and desired supports, to name a few. Each prompt features note-taking boxes that will help them prepare and participate in their student’s IEP meetings.
Ziemke, B. (2020). Tips for IEP teams to help students and families prepare for inclusive postsecondary education. Institute for Community Inclusion. https://thinkcollege.net/sites/default/files/files/resources/TCPub_Tips%20for%20IEP%20Teams_Pacer_Nov2021_R.pdf
This handout for educators on the IEP team—focused on planning for postsecondary education—features a checklist of guiding questions and relevant resources to help determine transition goals and activities for a student with a disability and their family.
Websites
I’m Determined http://www.imdetermined.org
This website houses the Virginia Department of Education’s Self-Determination Project and is full of resources designed to help students play a larger role in their own transition processes. Visitors will find online modules on a variety of transition-related topics, films, and materials to help students become more involved participants in their individual education programs (IEPs).
NTACT:C: https://transitionta.org/
This website provides tool kits, guides, and resources on implementing evidence-based and promising practices to ensure that students with disabilities graduate prepared for success in postsecondary settings.
Transition Coalition https://transitioncoalition.org/
Housed at the University of Kansas, the Transition Coalition provides resources and materials designed to improve transition services for students across the United States. Visitors here will find online courses and modules related to transition, materials and resources for use in their own schools, and a database of successful transition programs.
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