Successful Transition Programs: Pathways for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Softcover

McDonnell, John; Hardman, Michael L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1412960215 ISBN 13: 9781412960212

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2009

Synopsis

This book is available to instructors and students in an electronic version!

Addressing the full range of curricular and instructional issues that face professionals working in middle school, high school, and post-high school programs, Successful Transition Programs: Pathways for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Second Edition is the most relevant text available for teachers and administrators. Authors John McDonnell and Michael L. Hardman take the position that the most effective transition programs are those that cumulatively build on the capacity of students for employment, community living, and citizenship.

Key Features and Benefits

• Covers systematic transition planning, employment preparation, participation in the general education curriculum, instruction in community settings, and preparing students to live as independently as possible
• Aligns with recommended practice in the field and with federal legislation governing educational and community service programs
• Contains ecological curriculum models for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Includes focus review questions, real-life example windows, and point/counterpoint boxes from key researchers on controversial issues to help readers connect the book′s concepts with the typical needs of students

About this title

Review

"McDonnell and Hardman―along with their collaborating authors―have crafted an informative, comprehensive, and accessible textbook written to equip new and practicing professionals with the knowledge, skills, expectations, and strategies to effectively support youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities transition to life after high school. Overall, the book is well organized and cohesively written. Recognizing the numerous tensions inherent within transition programming, the authors embed point/counterpoint discussions and vignettes, challenging readers to think more deeply about complex and emerging issues." (Erik W. Carter and Beth Swedeen 2010-07-08)

"Successful Transition Programs provides an excellent resource for new and practicing professionals. Both the cutting-edge content and user-friendly format make this book appealing to preservice and unservice teachers and other practitioners involved in transition planning and services. It is my choice as the text for my university transition course." (Pat Rogan, PhD Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities June 2010 2010-06-01)

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1412960215
• ISBN 13: 9781412960212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416