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Enhancing Transportation Education Using Mobile Devices and Applications
Content type: Journal Article
The most salient aspect of independent living and successful post-high school transition to employment is having the ability to independently use transportation (Bouck & Flanagan, 2010). The Department of Labor (2012) reports that only 20% of persons with...
Pain Assessment in Children With Special Needs
Content type: Journal Article
Challenges in assessing the pain of children with special needs are created by the differing abilities of these students to self-report pain presence and intensity. This article reports the results of a literature review examining methods of pain...
Using Video Prompting to Teach Leisure Skills to Students With Significant Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
Recreational activities are an important part of anyone’s quality of life, owing to the various benefits of participation (e.g., social, physical). For individuals with significant disabilities, engagement in leisure skills continues to be a low priority...
How I Encourage Independence in the Classroom
Content type: SET Blog
Posted:
15 January, 2020
Student reach the greatest levels of independence when all staff members are working together to teach and encourage new independent skills. Here are three ways I encourage independence in my classroom and work to build my students skills each and every...
Involvement of Students With Severe Disabilities in Specialized Health Care Procedures
Content type: Journal Article
A recommended practice in the field of severe disabilities is involving students in their specialized health care procedures; however, little is known about how this practice is occurring in schools. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was...
A Toolbox for Teaching Price Comparison to Students With Disabilities
Content type: Journal Article
For secondary students with intellectual disability, a common post-school goal is maximizing independence through learning functional skills. Price comparison, a component of purchasing skills, is one such functional skill that can increase independence...
Supporting Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Attend College
Content type: Journal Article
Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have more opportunities to go to college than ever before. Opportunities for inclusive postsecondary education can now be found in almost every state across the United States. However, given...
Special Interest Areas and Employment Skills Programming for Secondary Students With Autism
Content type: Journal Article
Special education professionals who serve secondary students with autism must provide employment skills training critical for positive postschool outcomes. Such programming should emphasize specialized training based on student strengths, interests, and...
Promoting Student Transition Planning by Using a Self-Directed Summary of Performance
Content type: Journal Article
As high school students with disabilities leave secondary settings and special education services, their transition often is associated with limited opportunities. One way to support the transition may be to guide the student in developing a self-directed...
Self-Instructing With Mobile Technology: Considerations and Applications to Increase Independence
Content type: Journal Article
Technology readily available to students with disabilities is consistently increasing and improving, yet students’ access to systematic instruction from instructors is often limited to their time in school. To increase independence from instructors while...