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The trusted transition text—fully revised & updated!
Coming Soon!
Life Beyond the Classroom
Transition Strategies for Young People with Disabilities, Fifth Edition
By Paul Wehman, Ph.D., with invited contributors
| Praise for the previous edition:
"If I could buy only one book on transition, Life Beyond the Classroom would be my choice ... a comprehensive and cutting-edge masterpiece."—Cherie Takemoto, Executive Director, Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC), Springfield, VA
"The ultimate transition handbook ... leav[es] no stone unturned. I only wish I had such a text when I was entering the field."—Al Condeluci, Ph.D., CEO, United Cerebral Palsy of Pittsburgh
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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 edition—updated 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. And with the unparalleled new package of multimedia instructor materials online (see below), instructors will enhance their teaching with videos, activities, PowerPoint slides, and a convenient test bank. With this comprehensive revision of a pioneering text, the next generation of professionals will be fully prepared to give young people with disabilities appropriate, effective, and individualized support as they navigate our increasingly complex society.
WHAT'S NEW:
- New chapters on critical topics:
- working with families
- multicultural transition planning
- teaching social skills
- secondary curriculum options
- Multimedia instructor materials online
- Fresh contributions by highly regarded early career professionals
- All chapters completely revised and updated
- The very latest research, statistics, and legislation
- More practical strategies, case studies, and photos
- Updated annotated lists of helpful online resources
- Improved, more user-friendly design
| NEW MULTIMEDIA INSTRUCTOR MATERIALS ONLINE!
Plan your next course with a comprehensive package of multimedia supplementary materials, unrivaled by any other transition text:
- Videos for every chapter that bring key concepts to life for your students
- 300 downloadable slides aligned with each chapter's content—in PowerPoint format, so you can customize and edit slides
- Activities for every chapter that help students practice key skills, like writing transition plans and conducting assessments
- Chapter introductions with objectives, takeaway points, and study questions
- Convenient test bank with multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer/essay questions
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-59857-232-2
Hardcover
approx. 632 pages / 7 x 10
July 2012 / $79.95
Stock# 72322
E-BOOK ALSO AVAILABLE
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Tentative Table of Contents
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
Kira 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 & Howard Green
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, and Charles Dillard Roberto & Jose Linda
References
Glossary
Index
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