Transition Assessment Drs. Jim Martin & Amber McConnell University of Oklahoma Zarrow Center Web: zarrowcenter.ou.edu

Agenda Transition Assessment Fundamentals TAGG Further Education Assessments Career Cluster Assessments Independent Living Assessments Employability/Life Skills Assessment

Postsecondary and Annual Transition Goals IEPs must include postsecondary and annual transition goals Based upon age-appropriate transition assessments Related to training, education, employment, and independent living (when needed) Suggestion: Consider independent living is always needed unless data say otherwise Amber

Determining Critical Nonacademic needs

The TAGG (Transition Assessment and Goal Generator) Using the TAGG to Identify Strengths Needs Annual Education/Training Transition Goal Annual Employment Goal

TAGG.OU.EDU/TAGG

Purpose Assess non-academic skills associated with and predictive of post-school further education and employment To provide IEP team student strengths, needs, a written summary, and annual transition goals to facilitate writing I-13 compliant IEPs

Who? TAGG Designed to Assess Secondary-aged students with IEPs who plan to be competitively employed and/or enrolled in further education after graduation Each TAGG set includes 3 versions Student Family Professional

TAGG Constructs Strengths and Limitations Disability Awareness Student Involvement in the IEP Persistence Goal setting and attainment Interacting with Others Employment Support Community Amber

Reading Level Professional 10.4 grade level Family 5.7 grade level Student 4.8 grade level

Standards for Educational and Psychological Assessment Guided TAGG Development

Assessments for Postsecondary Education

Guide to Assessing College Readiness Landmark College Assessment http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/INSTRC/Webinars/College-Readiness_Assessment.pdf Free Provides Assessment for Self-Advocacy to include in annual transition goals Five Domains Academic Skills Self-Understanding Self-Advocacy Executive Functioning Motivation and Confidence

College View http://www.collegeview.com/collegesearch/index.jsp Free

Career Interest assessments

Career Clusters Career Tech uses career clusters http://www.careertech.org/sites/default/files/StudentInterestSurvey-English.pdf Free

ISEEK Career Interest Survey http://www.iseek.org/careers/clusterSurvey  Free

Career One Stop Assessments & Videos Career Clusters Videos https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerVideos/career-videos.aspx Used for career exploration in identified clusters. Used for interest assessment for students who have trouble reading.

Assessments for Independent Living

Our Belief The law states that an independent living goal be addressed “when appropriate.” We believe that to determine if an independent living goal needs to be written, an adaptive behavior assessment needs to be given. This provides evidence of needing an independent living goal or not. How else would a team determine if an independent living goal is needed?

Life Skills Inventory 15 domains (money, hygiene, safety, etc) Four levels: basic, intermediate, advanced, exceptional Must know 3 of 5 to advance from basic to intermediate Must know the person or have family member complete Cost: Free Available at http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/INSTRC/Webinars/Life_skills_inventory.pdf

Employability/Life Skill Assessment Free http://www.ocali.org/up_doc/ELSA_14_21.pdf Self-Help Skills Work Habits Task Related Work Quality Attitude

For More Information Contact: University of Oklahoma Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment Phone: 405-325-8951 Web: zarrowcenter.ou.edu