PLANNING AND SELF-DETERMINATION RESOURCES
Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. (Alan Lakein)
Resources for Student Involvement in Transition Planning and Self-Determination
Material
i’m determined
http://www.imdetermined.org/
Person-Centered Planning
http://transitioncoalition.org/transition/
section.php?pageId=83
Person-Centered Planning: A Tool for Transition
http://ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1431
Goal Setting Fact Sheet
http://www.dcdt.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/09/DCDT_Fact_Sheet__Stude
nt_involvement_IEP_Process.pdf
Youthhood.org
http://www.youthhood.org/
A Student’s Guide to the IEP
http://nichcy.org/publications#lets
My Future My Plan
http://www.ncset.org/publications/ mfmp.asp
Relish is for More than Hotdogs
http://nichcy.org/publications#lets
Youth Fact Sheets
http://www.waisman.wisc.edu/hrtw/ YFS.pdf
Choice Maker Self-Determination Curriculum
www.sopriswest.com
Whose Future Is It Anyway?
http://www.ou.edu/content/education/ centers-andpartnerships/zarrow/self-determination-educationmaterials/whos-future-is-it-anyway.html
Steps to Self-Determination
www.proedinc.com
Self-Advocacy Strategy
http://www.edgeenterprisesinc.com/index.php
Student-Directed Transition Planning
http://www.ou.edu/content/education/centers-andpartnerships/zarrow/trasition-educationmaterials/student-directed-transition-planning.html
Summary
Lots of materials related to self-determination and planning
(planning sheets, videos, other) FREE
A mini module that provides an overview of person-centered
planning techniques that can be used in transition planning.
FREE
An overview of person-centered planning for parents.
Includes helpful resources. FREE
A list of steps to teach goal-setting for parents and
professionals. A direct and structured approach.
FREE
An interactive website for students. Gets youth to start
thinking about what they want to do for the rest of their lives.
A student workbook and audio program that includes
students with disabilities talking about participating in the
development of their own IEPs. FREE
A transition planning resource and video, discussion guide
and planning and resource books. FREE
A student guide and audio program of people with
disabilities who pursued dreams. FREE
Planning for technical and 4-year college and how to be
involved in IEP. FREE
Six instructional packages that teach students selfdetermination skills needed to be successful in school and
adult life.
A package of lessons to help prepare students for IEP
meetings and gain self-determination skills. Teachers serve
as a coach in the process.
FREE
A curriculum to help students gain knowledge and skills they
need to increase their ability to achieve their goals. Teacherdirected.
A strategy students learn to use for preparing for and
participating in any type of conference, including education
and transition planning conferences.
A curriculum that teaches students the knowledge needed to
actively participate in their transition-focused IEP meetings
FREE
Adapted from: Dunn, C., Rabren, K., Russell, M., Massey, C., & Mairtin, M. (in press). Transitioning and preparing learners with special needs into
STEM careers. STEM Education: Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Timelines for Transition Planning
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http://marylandlearninglinks.org/2766
http://marylandlearninglinks.org/2767
http://www.kent.edu/ehhs/cite/publications/upload/ctsp-manual.pdf
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Teacher-Directed Instructional Strategies
Implementation Strategies
With limited opportunities for implementing planning strategies and teaching self-determination skills as students
spend more time in general education settings and focus is on general education standards, consider:
• Class structure
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Clubs
• Natural opportunities
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Resource classes
• Tie to standards
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Advisory periods
• Planning/leadership retreats
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Other
• Transition bell ringers http://www.mooreschools.com/Page/32284
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TRANSITION ASSESSMENT
Assessment is an intervention in and of itself. Individuals change as a result of assessment! (Leconte, 2007)
Assessment is an ongoing process rather than a destination. As youth accrue experience they learn more about their
preferences, strengths, and needs, and, as a result, their visions of the future come into sharp focus. (Trainor, Smith, & Kim,
2012)
Levels of Transition Assessment (Kortering & Braziel, 2008; Leconte, 2007; Rojewski, 2002)
Level 1 -For most students
• Includes review of existing information from current psychological report (e.g., IQ, achievement)
• General interview or survey about school, interests, work history and family jobs (http://www.nsttac.org)
• Career Interests assessment (Self-Directed Search Forms Explorer, E, and R [several vendors], Harrington-0’Shea
Career Decision Making Inventory (AGS), Kuder, ACT Explore and Plan
• Study Skills or Student Style Questionnaire (e.g., SMALSI, LASSI,on-line)
• Transition Planning Inventory (PRO-ED), Casey Life Skills (on-line)
If need more information, conduct Level Two assessments.
Level Two-For some
• For those having difficulty making a career choice or clarifying interests
• Expands on Level 1, targeting information related to work-related behaviors, general career maturity, and daily or
independent living skills
• Some measure of actual talents or aptitudes (e.g., Differential Aptitude Test, Occupational Assessment Inventory
Scales, Weissan Test of Mechanical Ability)
• Other measures of actual talents or aptitudes (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, General Aptitude Test
Battery)
• Daily and independent living
• Other: work with local VR counselor, O’Net
If more information is needed, move to Level Three assessments
Level Three— For those with greatest transition, career and vocational challenges or barriers
• For students needing additional assistance with identifying long term employment, education, and/or independent
living goals when earlier assessments inconclusive
• Or, for those with more significant disabilities
• Generally takes several days
• Usually conducted by a vocational assessment specialist
• Uses real or simulated work for assessment and career exploration
Sample Assessments
(1) Assessments You Already Have
• Standards-Based/Curriculum-Based/Progress Monitoring
• School-System Group Administered Tests
• Kauffman Test of Educational Achievement (K-TEA) (Pearson)
• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) (Harcourt)
• Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT) (Pearson)
• Key Math-Revised (Pearson)
• Woodcock-Johnson Psychoeducational Battery-Revised (Riverside)
• IQ Tests
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Behavior Intervention Plans
Other
(2) Self-Determination Assessment
• AIR (American Institutes for Research) Self-Determination Assessment—FREE OF CHARGE at
www.ou.edu/zarrow/sdetermination.html
• ARC Self-Determination Scale—FREE OF CHARGE at www.ou.edu/zarrow/sdetermination.html
• ChoiceMaker SD Assessment—Available at www.sopriswest.com for $16.50 for 25 copies
(3) Academic/Learning/Temperament Skills Assessment
• School Motivation and Learning Strategies Inventory (SMALSI)—Available at
http://portal.wpspublish.com/portal/page?_pageid=53,53086&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
• Learning and Study Strategies Inventory-High School Version (LASSI-HS)—Available at www.hhpublishing.com
• Other
o Barsch Learning Style Inventory-Revised and Effective Study Tips (Academic Therapy)
o C.I.T.E. Learning Styles Inventory (http://www.wvabe.org/CITE/cite.pdf)
o Teaching Learning Strategies and Study Skills to Students with Learning Disabilities, Attention Deficit
Disorder, or Special Needs (Allyn & Bacon)
o The Self-Advocacy Strategy for Education and Transition Planning (Edge Enterprises)
o Informal Transition Assessments (PRO-ED)
(4) Overall Transition Skills Assessment
• Transition Planning Inventory (TPI)—Available from PRO-ED at http://www.proedinc.com
• Casey Life Skills—FREE of CHARGE at www.caseylifeskills.org
• Informal Assessments for Transition Planning—Available from PRO-ED at http://www.proedinc.com
(5) Vocational Interest and Skills
• Harrington-O’Shea Career Decision Making Inventory—Available at http://www.pearsonassessments.com/
• Self-Directed Search—Available at http://www.self-directed-search.com/
• Group Interest Inventories
o ACT Discover and Explore (8th & 9th), Plan (10th), ACT (Junior or Senior)
o Alabama Career Planning System (Kuder)
o Career Cruising
• Free on-line Individual Interest Inventories/Resources
o http://www.myfuture.com/
o U.S. Dept of Labor O*NET—www.onetcenter.org
Other Resources
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NSTTAC Age Appropriate Transition Assessment Toolkit 3rd Edition—
http://nsttac.org/content/age-appropriate-transition-assessment-toolkit-3rd-edition
SBCSC Special Education Procedures Transition Assessments and Activities—
http://sped.sbcsc.k12.in.us/ppm/transitionplanning/transitionassessments.html
Transition Assessment Matrix—
http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/CCLC/transition_matrix/Transition_Matrix.html
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