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Record Nr.

UNINA9910965178803321

Autore

Mahanay-Castro Christy <1963->

Titolo

Building transitional programs for students with disabilities : how to navigate the course of their lives / / Christy Mahanay-Castro

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, MD, : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

979-82-16-29579-2

1-282-92311-0

9786612923111

1-61048-001-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (182 p.)

Disciplina

371.9/0473

Soggetti

Students with disabilities - Education (Secondary) - United States

Education, Secondary - Curricula - United States

Special education - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction; Chapter 2: Laws Regarding Students with Disabilities; Chapter 3: Special Education Services and the Individual Education Plan; Chapter 4: The Transition Plan; Chapter 5: Parent Involvement and the Family; Chapter 6: Experiences after High School Graduation; Chapter 7: Quality of Life; Chapter 8: Do Schools Prepare Special Education Graduates for Adult Living?; Chapter 9: Building Successful High School Transition Programs for Students with Disabilities; Chapter 10: Portfolio Development; Appendix A; References; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book serves as a guide for parents, students, teachers and school administrators to build programs to assist students with disabilities to successfully transition from school to adult living.