Transition Assessment and Students with Intellectual Disabilities:Resources and Strategies

December 3, 2009 at the Omni Hotel in Newport News, VA.
December 4, 2009 at the Four Points by Sheraton in Manassas, VA.

This training will offer participants an extended opportunity to learn about effective approaches for developing a comprehensive approach to assessing students with significant disabilities during transition. Participants will learn about aligning assessment from the perspective of preparing youth and families to plan for the transition to supported adulthood. This will be accomplished by taking participants through a series of phases of assessment that start with determining the student’s and family’s vision for the future. Next, critical transition domain areas will be identified and specific areas for assessment will be addressed. The wide range of assessment approaches will then be discussed, with audience members involved in determining the most appropriate formal, informal, environmental and person-centered approaches to use. Participants will have hands-on opportunities to review several of the most current assessment measures and approaches used in the field. Adaptations and modification strategies will also be shared, as well as approaches for use with students with the most significant intellectual disabilities. Lunch will be provided.

To register, please visit: http://spedsurvey.gmu.edu/snap/2009/ttac_registrations/transition_assessment/

Flyer about the Event: Transition Assessment workshop descrip flier-final.doc

For more information or questions, please contact:
Dionne Paul-Wiggins, Event Coordinator
Phone: 703-993-4496
Email:dpaulwig@gmu.edu