5 Questions to Guide Post-High School Transition Goals

How can we plan for a student’s post-secondary journey while working on current educational needs? As a school-based SLP in the secondary setting, I see the importance of creating meaningful transition plans for students with communication disorders. But I can’t address these needs alone. A student’s entire school team needs to understand the importance of this stage in a student’s life. Providing the right kind of support for transitions out of high school can foster growth in social and personal skills, while enhancing carryover of communication learning into employment settings. This is a critical area of need—especially for students with communications disorders—but not all school-based teams know how to approach developing goals. They also might need guidance in understanding what components they should consider including in transition services. SLPs have the skills to systematically develop transition plans over time and share them with the entire team. We know to base these plans on the student’s communication strengths, challenges, and post-secondary goals. A Communication Bridge From School to Work Transitioning Into Adulthood for Students Using AAC Helping Students Cultivate Soft Skills for the Workplace Via Their IEP I often see a disconnect between the student’s transition goals and their communication needs when they are co-dependent targets. SLPs can lead team discussions about a student’s academic and social communication needs and how those...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Tags: Private Practice Schools Slider Speech-Language Pathology Autism Spectrum Disorder Language Disorders social skills Source Type: blogs