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Student-focused planning practices use assessment information, student self-determination, and student postsecondary goals to develop Individual Educational Plans (IEPs).
The National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance
Center has identified three evidence-based practices in student-focused
planning. They are
(Test, Fowler, Kohler, & Kortering, 2010; Test, Fowler, Richter, White, Mazzotti, Walker, Kohler, & Kortering, 2009).
Resources related to these evidence-based practices
include
Standing Up for Me
[Coming Soon!]
This Florida curriculum for teaching students with disabilities to actively participate in their IEP has been revised and will be available soon from Project 10 and the BEESS Resource and Information Center.
Navigating tour IEP: Are you on the
right track towards your future?
http://www.familycafe.net/images/stories/pdffiles/navigating%20your%20iep%202-25-10.pdf
A guide for youth who want to take a leadership role in the IEP process
developed by the Florida Youth Council. (Large pdf file, 19.43 MB, requires a
large amount of virtual memory.)
Whose Future is it Anyway?
http://www.ou.edu/content/education/centers-and-partnerships/zarrow/self-determination-education-materials/whos-future-is-it-anyway.html
A student-directed transition planning curriculum for
helping students to become more involved in the IEP planning process.
Check and Connect
http://checkandconnect.org/model/default.html
A structured intervention model that pairs students at risk for dropping out mentors
who address each student’s individual needs to help them complete school
The Self-Advocacy Strategy
http://www.nsttac.org/LessonPlanLibrary/6.pdf
A five-step motivation and self-determination strategy for
preparing students to participate in education or transition planning
conferences using the acronym “I PLAN.”
The Self-Directed
IEP
http://nsttac.appstate.edu/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/1_and_8.pdf
A multimedia lesson packing including a teacher’s manual,
student workbook, and two videos for teaching an 11-step process for students
who want to lead their IEP meetings.
Self-Advocacy and
Self-Determination
http://www.project10.info/DetailPage.php?MainPageID=185PageCategory=EffectivePracticesinTransiton&PageSubCategory=StudentDevelopment
Project 10 webpage containing additional resources related to self-advocacy and
self-determination.
References
Test, D.W., Fowler, C.H., Richter, S.M., White, J.,
Mazzotti, V., Walker, A.R., Kohler, P., & Kortering, L. (2009, August).
Evidence-based practices in secondary transition. Career Development for
Exceptional Individuals, 32, 115-128. Available at http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/pdf/ebps/ExecsummaryPPs.pdf
Test, D.W., Fowler, C., Kohler, P., & Kortering, L.
(2010, August). Evidence-based practices and predictors in secondary
transition: What we know and what we need to know, Executive Summary.
(Revised). Charlotte, NC: National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance
Center. Available at http://www.nsttac.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdf/pdf/ebps/ExecsummaryPPs.pdf
