The futures planning information becomes a part of the Transition Plan when the student is 14 years old. What does Transition Planning involve? Information from an age-appropriate transition assessment must be used to develop measurable postsecondary goals related to education/training, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living. The IEP must include transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist the child in reaching those goals. For more information, visit Transition in Texas at (e)(6) parent/family training and support, provided by What is the school’s responsibility for providing qualified personnel with experience in Autism information and resources to parents/families of Spectrum Disorders (ASD), that, for example: students with autism? (e)(6)(B) A school should provide information regarding local A. provides a family with skills necessary for a resources available to parents/families of students with child to succeed in the home/community ASD. Some resources to consider are parent support setting; groups, workshops, videos, conferences and materials B. includes information regarding resources designed to increase parent knowledge of specific (for example: parent support groups, teaching and/or management techniques related to the workshops, videos, conferences, and materials student’s IEP. designed to increase parent knowledge of specific teaching/management techniques What is the school’s responsibility regarding related to the child's curriculum); and training and communication training across C. facilitates parental carryover of in-home all settings? (e)(6)(C) training (for example: strategies for behavior Schools should offer parent training that fosters management and developing structured home continuity across settings for a student with ASD. environments and/or communication training so Training should focus on generalization of IEP-related that parents are active participants in skills and include areas such as behavior management, interpersonal skills, communication
The futures planning information becomes a part of the Transition Plan when the student is 14 years old. What does Transition Planning involve? Information from an age-appropriate transition assessment must be used to develop measurable postsecondary goals related to education/training, employment, and, where appropriate, independent living. The IEP must include transition services, including courses of study, needed to assist the child in reaching those goals. For more information, visit Transition in Texas at (e)(6) parent/family training and support, provided by qualified personnel with experience in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), that, for example: A. provides a family with skills necessary for a child to succeed in the home/community setting; B. includes information regarding resources (for example: parent support groups, workshops, videos, conferences, and materials designed to increase parent knowledge of specific teaching/management techniques related to the child's curriculum); and C. facilitates parental carryover of in-home training (for example: strategies for behavior management and developing structured home environments and/or communication training so that parents are active participants in What is the school’s responsibility for providing information and resources to parents/families of students with autism? (e)(6)(B) A school should provide information regarding local resources available to parents/families of students with ASD. Some resources to consider are parent support groups, workshops, videos, conferences and materials designed to increase parent knowledge of specific teaching and/or management techniques related to the student’s IEP. What is the school’s responsibility regarding training and communication training across all settings? (e)(6)(C) Schools should offer parent training that fosters continuity across settings for a student with ASD. Training should focus on generalization of IEP-related skills and include areas such as behavior management, interpersonal skills, communication
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