Parent information network from Missouri shared an excellent presentation on means to improve transition planning by engaging the student and their parents in the process and focusing on self-determination. It makes sense to me, that like everything else in life, that unless you have the buy-in, the involvement, the ownership,
of the student in anything related to goals and goal attainment - you will fail to make meaningful gains. Children and youth are just like adults in wanting and needing to be an active participant in determining their path and their goals. How can we expect that youth transitioning from school would have meaningful transition plans that have the actual potential to work for them in learning the skills and developing the competencies they will need for transition to work and the world of adulthood (not to mention secondary school!) unless they have been not only present for the meeting and discussion, but are truly the "Chief Executive Officer" with the final say! Lets work to getting our kids involved and leading their transition IEP meetings and plans.
Suggestions on how to get students involved in their IEPs
- Create invitations to the meeting
- Ahead of time make a list of strengths and challenges
- Work with the student to create a Power Point about themselves
- Plan the invitees, seating and how about a snack?
I jumped off of the Missouri format and created this PPT:
Imua! Life After High School
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