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Essentials of Transition Planning
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Using Skilled Dialogue to Transform Challenging Interactions: Honoring Identity, Voice, and Connection
Skilled Dialogue: Strategies for Responding to Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood, Second Edition
Developing Cross-Cultural Competence: A Guide for Working with Children and Their Families, Fourth Edition
Cultural Reciprocity in Special Education: Building Family–Professional Relationships
The Way to Work: How to Facilitate Work Experiences for Youth in Transition
Universal Design for Transition: A Roadmap for Planning and Instruction
Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success:
A Practical Guide to Transition Planning
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The how-to guide to culturally responsive transition planning
New!
Transition Planning for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Youth
By Gary Greene, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach
| "This book is long overdue ... A must read for individuals who have a shared responsibility for ensuring successful transition for all youth, particularly those who are culturally and linguistically diverse."—Carol A. Kochhar-Bryant, Ed.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Special Education & Disability Studies, The George Washington University
"Sensitizes the reader to the needs of the culturally diverse student and then delineates practical strategies for successful transitions to adult life."—Steve Holburn, Ph.D., BCBA-D, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
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 Too often, culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) youth with disabilities have a tougher road to adulthood than their Caucasian peers with disabilities. Reverse the odds with this concise how-to book, the first guide to easing the complex transition process for CLD students with a wide range of special needs.
A veteran trainer of transition specialists, Gary Greene is one of the foremost experts on helping students with disabilities launch successful adult lives. Combining his 25 years of experience with the latest research on cultural and linguistic diversity, this evidence-based quick-guide teaches readers key skills and best practices in culturally responsive, family-centered transition planning. Professionals who work with young adults from ages 14 to 22 will
- understand the special challenges CLD families may face during the transition process, including cultural biases, immigration issues, and limited English proficiency
- develop culturally responsive transition IEPs
- prepare the IDEA-required Summary of Functional Performance (SOP) documents
- minimize conflict and strengthen communication with CLD families
- encourage students' active participation in transition planning
- collaborate closely with families throughout the whole process
- provide effective cultural competence training to school personnel
- implement successful parent support programs
- conduct transition assessments to determine a student's individual needs
- discover how teacher leadership can improve transition services
- make the most of the transition services available in high school and beyond
To help readers apply best practices, this book gives them case studies of professionals successfully helping students and families from diverse cultural backgrounds. Readers will also learn from revealing interviews with transition specialists and other experts, discover proven tips and strategies for every part of the transition process, and get photocopiable forms and tools they can use right away.
A great resource for quick and effective professional development—and an ideal preservice textbook—this highly practical guide puts better outcomes for CLD youth well within reach as they navigate the road to adulthood.
With practical forms, tools, and checklists!
- CLD Transition Knowledge and Skill Evaluation instrument
- Summary of Academic and Functional Performance (SOP) Model template
- Checklist for writing culturally responsive IEPs and SOPs
- Culturally responsive questions to ask CLD families
- Sample agenda for cultural competence seminar
- Sample parent support program agenda
- Family survey
- and more
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ISBN 978-1-59857-159-2
Paperback
160 pages / 8.5 x 11
2011 / $24.95
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