Essentials of Transition Planning

DiAnne B. Davidsen, M.Ed., received her master of education degree in special education from The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, and is currently in her final year of doctoral studies in urban services leadership/ special education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Since 1970, Ms. Davidsen has taught students in prekindergarten through high school in public school settings from all disability categories and in all service delivery models. She has been Transition Specialist for a school district in Virginia and one of the founders of the Peninsula Transition Forum as well as Director of Special Education for a school district in Arizona establishing Teacher/Parent/Student Transition Information Nights to prepare families of children and youth with disabilities for transition issues at all levels. Ms. Davidsen is currently an assistant professor at VCU in the Department of Special Education and Disability Policy in the School of Education. Beyond transition and curriculum development, instruction in characteristics and methods classes, and supervision of student teachers, her areas of interest are in preparing students for success at the post secondary education level and in working with individuals from diverse populations. She has published on post secondary education transition and has presented at local, state, national, and international conferences on transition, use of assistive technology, collaboration, and inclusion.

About the Downloads
List of Downloadable Materials
Series Preface
Editorial Advisory Board
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Introduction to Transition Planning
Paul Wehman, Valerie Brooke, and Joshua Taylor

Chapter 2 Individual and Community Transition Planning: Focus on Inclusion
Joshua Taylor, Paul Wehman, and Cyndi Pitonyak

Chapter 3 Developing the Transition Curriculum
DiAnne B. Davidsen and Joshua Taylor

Chapter 4 Planning for the Future: One Student at a Time
Judy Averill and Elizabeth Evans Getzel

Chapter 5 Writing the Transition Individualized Education Program
Wendy Parent-Johnson, Richard Parent-Johnson, and Paul Wehman

Chapter 6 Implementing the Transition Individualized Education Program
Paul Wehman, Catherine A. Anderson, and Ellie C. Hartman

Chapter 7 Understanding the Different Pathways to Competitive Employment from School
Jennifer Todd McDonough and Holly N. Whittenburg

Chapter 8 Customized Employment
Holly N. Whittenburg and Jennifer Todd McDonough

Chapter 9 Funding Transition Programs: Toward a Seamless Transition from School into Adulthood
William Grant Revell, Jr. and Paul Wehman


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