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Seven Things You Need to Know About Transition Assessments

All About Tests and Assessments by Melissa Farrall and Pete Wright
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In this issue of The Special Ed Advocate,you'll learn about transition assessments and how to use those assessments to prepare your child for life after school. We recommend All About Tests, an invaluable guide for  parents and educators; answer questions about "HS Diplomas v Certificates" and recommend a new Free Pub about transition assessments

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Seven Things You Need to Know about Transition Assessments

In Seven Things You Need to Know About Transition Assessments, you’ll get answers to questions about these assessments.

A transition assessment needs to answer three questions:

  • Where is the student now?

  • Where is the student going? (goals)

  • How will the student get there? (services needed)
When you learn the legal requirements for transition assessments, services and plans, you can use this information to advocate for your child's right to an appropriate transition plan, a plan that will prepare him for further education, employment, and independent living.

Nothing less.

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See Transition Assessments in All About Tests and Assessments, 2nd Edition

Chapter 14 in All About Tests and Assessments is about transition assessments:

  • Planning the Transition Assessment

  • Tests and Inventories for Transition Assessments

  • Answers to Questions about Transition Assessments.

Transition assessments often include measures of adaptive and functional behavior. Chapter 13 in All About Tests and Assessments is about Adaptive Behavior and Functional Behavior Assessments.

You may want to take a look at the Table of Contents for All About Tests

 

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High School Diploma v. Certificate – No Way!

"My son is in his senior year and has ADHD. He has an IEP. If he cannot pass the competency test, the school will give him a certificate, not a diploma."

"He will continue to take the tests, but time is running out. Is there anything I can do to help him?"

This mother consulted with Susan Bruce, a highly-respected special education advocate in the NC/SC area.

"Do not accept a certificate. The certificate is meaningless and will not help him get a job, get further education or be self sufficient and independent."

Susan advised the parent to request an IEP meeting to revise the transition plan to include test preparation for the competency test and other services and/or supports to help this boy graduate with a high school diploma.

Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit

 

Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit

This Transition Assessment Toolkit published by the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition is a terrific resource — and hard for a school team to blow off.

A transition assessment should use variety of methods to assess the child and potential work or training environment. The purpose is to identify training and post-school options that match the students' interests, preferences, and needs.

The transition assessment should answer these questions:

  • Where is the student presently?
  • Where is the student going?
  • How will the student get there?
The results should help the child’s team make decisions about how to match a student with their potential training or job environment.


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