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

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

3. 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

4. Determining Critical Nonacademic needs

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

6. TAGG.OU.EDU/TAGG

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

11. Standards for Educational and Psychological Assessment
Guided TAGG Development

15. Assessments for Postsecondary Education

16. Guide to Assessing College Readiness
Landmark College Assessment
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

19. College View
Free

22. Career Interest assessments

23. Career Clusters Career Tech uses career clusters
Free

26. ISEEK Career Interest Survey
 Free

34. Career One Stop Assessments & Videos
Career Clusters Videos
Used for career exploration in identified clusters.
Used for interest assessment for students who have trouble reading.

38. Assessments for Independent Living

39. 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?

40. 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

42. Employability/Life Skill Assessment
Free
Self-Help Skills
Work Habits
Task Related
Work Quality
Attitude

44. For More Information Contact: University of Oklahoma
Zarrow Center for Learning Enrichment
Phone:
Web: zarrowcenter.ou.edu