Classroom Transition Plan

Develop and implement plans and strategies for helping students transition to inclusive classrooms from preschool to elementary to secondary classrooms and to post secondary living, work and education.

There are many different transitional periods for students. They may be leaving their special education school to join the inclusive classroom for the first time or may be transitioning to a higher level of education. It is important to implement plans and strategies to make transitions successful. When students are transitioning into the inclusive classroom it is important to get to know these students and their abilities. Teachers from the inclusive classrooms should communicate and collaborate with the student's current teachers and gather

These plans can occur when graduation approaches or when the student exceeds the age for special education services. (Salend, 2016, 197) A multidisciplinary team meets to plan an SOP that creates goals and plans for post secondary life. It involves transition services to help the student. Also the post school direction the student will take such as employment or vocational education. It also helps to develop skills for future employment. There are also career education programs that include services and skills to help prepare students for future careers. There are also many ways to prepare students for employment. These include competitive employment, supported employment, and job coaches. These supports allow disabled students to get work experiences and develop skills to help them build social skills and self determination skills that all play a role in employment. (Salend, 2016,

Implement a range of research- based strategies for fostering friendships among family: There are many strategies teachers can use to help foster friendships between students. Friendships are important for all students because having positive friendships can lead to higher self-esteem and may help with performance in school. (Salend, 2016, pg 230) Some students may have difficulty interacting with peers and may need to be taught how to interact socially with classmates. Teachers can model social interactions skill. They can use allow students to role play different situations and show students how to appropriately respond to different scenarios. They can also view videos that show positive friendships. Teachers can also provide opportunities for social interaction in the classroom. This can include class interviews where students interview each other to find out interests and information about students in the class. Teachers can also use cooperative group work to allow students to work with each other and get to know each other in the process. Community building activities can also be added to the curriculum. The classroom should be a safe environment where all students can interact and where everyone feels accepted. Another strategy is peer mentoring or peer review. This has been done during my own educational career. Each student in the class would write something they liked about a student's project after they presented it. This made us all feel good about our hard