Informal Assessments for Transitional Planning

Informal Assessments in Transition Planning is a resource that school-based personnel can use to determine transition needs and to develop appropriate transition plans. This resource contains three major sections. The first section describes the framework on which this resource is based and how it can be used for transition planning. The second section is a comprehensive listing of competencies that have been identified as important to adult functioning. The third section contains a number of informal instruments gathered from a variety of sources that assist with the generation of transition-related information. This resource can be used as a stand-alone material or as a way to provide further assessment alternatives extending information derived from the Transition Planning Inventory (TPI) on which this resource is based. The second section, Comprehensive Informal Inventory of Knowledge and Skills for Transition, is based on the 46 competency statements of the TPI a