Special Education Transition

Preparing a student for life after high school is a timely and critical part of a teacher’s responsibility, especially for special education teachers. As a special education teacher, it is crucial to be realistic about future options for students with disabilities, discuss and get to know the individual student and discuss/discover their wants and needs, and involve the individual’s parents in the transition planning process. Those 3 factors play an important role in providing the student with the best opportunities possible for life after high school. As a special educator, being realistic is a difficult thing to do considering we want the very best for our students, but it is something that we must do in order for our students to be prepared …show more content…
Parents know their child better than anyone. I could administer many different assessments and spend a certain amount of time with a student each day, but I will never get the same information as I would from talking with the student’s parent. Parents deserve to be involved in planning a transition plan for their son or daughter. Many students who receive special education services are dependent on their parents and will need their parents care and support after high school so it extremely important that the parents are involved and have a say in the transition plan for their son or daughter. As soon as a student on my caseload enters high school, I will address the transition plan to the parents at the IEP meeting. That way we can create a plan that they believe will be beneficial and appropriate for their child early on in their high school career. Parents want the best for their child so it is important to give the parents information and resources that they can go to for any questions they might have about transitioning their child. Keeping the parents involved and having them participate in the transition plan for their child will help the parents feel more comfortable about their child leaving high