Postsecondary Education

Being able to help a student transition successfully from high school to college requires a great amount of time and effort of all individuals involved in the process. We need to consider many issues when it comes to this transition and I hope to provide a variety of resources to help in the search for this information. I found three very great resources and hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

First, I found a transition guide. This guide is meant to help teachers at the secondary level better guide their students through the process of transitioning to a college or other postsecondary setting. This article is set up in a way that would also benefit parents. It gives information on what the child will need to be aware of and how to prepare their child to enter this new educational setting. I hope you enjoy this guide and find it beneficial. The link provided below will take you to this article.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transitionguide.html

The second document that I found is a form to guide parents, student and educators through the process of identifying transition services that are necessary for the student when moving into a postsecondary educational setting. It would benefit parents and student by helping them better understand the services that can be provided to them when in the postsecondary educational setting. This document is provided by the Transition Coalition. Click the link below to see this IEP Postsecondary Transition Services Needed form.

http://www.transitioncoalition.org/transition/tcfiles/files/docs/2005transitionplan092205wde1213220286.pdf/2005transitionplan092205wde.pdf

The final link that I am providing will take you to West Texas A&M University. I wanted to try and provide a link to a local college to give information on the services that they provide to help students with disabilities. To see the services provided at West Texas A&M click on the link below. This information is important to parents and students because it gives them an idea of the information that they will need when it comes time to apply at our local university.

http://www.wtamu.edu/student-support/disability-services.aspx