Special education transition

Community based instruction gives your special education students the opportunity to practice hands on life skills. If you teach an adult transition class or secondary special education, it is important to give your students the ability to practice independent living skills in your community. Here is a guide to how to prepare your students for community based instruction and ideas for CBI in your area. Many of these ideas come with lesson plans or activities you can use with your students.

A blog post about what I wish I would have learned in my first year as an adult transition teacher with students 18-22 years old. Government and community benefits are so important for long term success and I didn't know what anything was, including SSI and Medicaid. Free printable worksheet resource for families and teachers about SSI. Ideal for special education teachers with students in functional life skill or community based instruction high school (CBI or CBVI) and transition programs.

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Are you lucky enough to be teaching teens? Then you are lucky enough to write a transition plan! In Illinois, all students must have a transition plan in their IEP by the time they are 14 and a half. So, unless you want to hold another meeting at the student's 14 and a 1/2 birthday, you will want to include the transition plan anytime in that year before it is required.

Check out this list of 40 jobs that your special education students can do in your classroom and their school!

If there is one I have learned in my years of working with paraprofessionals, it is that paras are teachers too. My paraprofessional is my right hand and my left hand. She is the glue that keeps us together. I realize that sometimes it is our first instinct to give them passive work because their

Special Education teacher's guide to making pull-out related service transition more manageable.

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Transition assessments are a way for students to plan for their lives after high school. This is how to use a transition survey in special education!

In this post, uncover a range of fall activity ideas perfect for your SPED transition classroom. These activities are crafted to align with the unique needs of special education students, offering opportunities for skill-building, social engagement, and sensory exploration. From seasonal crafts to community outings, this guide helps you create an inclusive and enjoyable fall experience in your classroom. Save this for later for SPED transition activities and fall classroom ideas.