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• Parents’ Rights and Roles in Planning for Transition to Preschool
• Parents Speak Out: Family Perspectives and Suggested Resources for Transition Planning
• Planning for Transition
• Supporting Families in Transition between Early Intervention and School Age Programs
• Transition: Leaving Early On®
• Transition Ideas for Infants and Toddlers

• NEA Parent’s Guide to A Successful Kindergarten Transition
• MDE: Kindergarten Enrollment and Alternative Kindergarten Programs
• MDE: Transition to Kindergarten Parent Guides
• Circle of Inclusion: Transition Checklist
• Family Transition Checklist
• National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD): Getting to Know My Child – A Guide for My Child’s Kindergarten Teacher
• NCLD: Next Steps: What to do if you are concerned about your child’s literacy development
• The Arc Q & A: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Eligibility, IEPs and Placement
• NICHCY: 10 Basic Steps in Special Education

Learn More

• Get Ready to Read: Transitioning to Kindergarten: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Educators
• Easing the Transition from PreK to Kindergarten: What Schools and Families Can Do to Address Child Readiness

• SAMHSA’s Family Guide: Back to School Blues
• Reading Rockets: New School Year = Rough Transition for Some
• KidsHealth: Back to School
• Super Duper® Publications: Is My Child Ready to Go to the Next Grade?
• Texas AT Network: Supporting Transitions of Assistive Technology Users
• NCREL: Beyond Social Promotion and Retention—Five Strategies to Help Students Succeed

• Great Schools: Ten tips for adjusting to a new school
• National Association of School Psychologists: Helping Children Transition to a New School: Tips for Parents in Tough Economic Times

Transition from Special Education to General Education Setting

Transition from Elementary School to Middle School

• How to Guide: Planning the Transition from Special Education Classes to General Education Settings

• Transition from Elementary School to Middle School
• Ohio DOE: Helping Your Child Make Successful Transition: Elementary to Middle School
• Matrix Parent Network Resource Center: Transitioning from Elementary to Middle School For Children in Special Education
• Super Duper® Publications: Handling the Transition from Elementary to Middle School for Students with Disabilities
• Great Schools: Smoothing your child’s transition to middle school
• Autism Society: Going to Middle School
• Family Education: Easing the Middle-School Transition for a Student with LD

Transition from Middle School to High School

Transition to High School and Beyond

• Supporting Successful Transition to 9th Grade
• Moving On To High School: a Tip Sheet for Parents of Children on Individualized Education Plans
• Making the Most of High School Parent Guide: What You Need to Know About Michigan’s New High School Graduation Requirements
• Matrix Parent Network Resource Center: Transitioning from Middle School To High School For Children in Special Education

• MRS Transition Bulletin - Fall Issue (pdf) (rtf)
• 2011 Michigan Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities  June 18-22, 2011 (Registration Deadline:12/10/10)
• Educational Development Plan (EDP)
• High School: Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC) and Michigan Merit Examination (MME)
• Transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) 101
• Transition to Community Life
• Alternatives to Guardianship
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

Transition from High School to Adult Life

• Community Options Family Web

• Transition Individualized Education Program (IEP) 101
• Transition to Community Life
• National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
• What Can YOU do? The Campaign for Disability Employment - What Can Families and Educators Do?
• The National Council on Disability (NCD) produced a report titled The Rehabilitation Act: Outcomes for Transition-Age Youth. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the impact of the Rehabilitation Act on the employment and postsecondary education outcomes of eligible transition-age youth.
• The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A workbook for youth with disabilities.
• Michigan Department of Community Health: Transition to Adulthood

• MPF: Self Determination
• A Student’s Guide to the IEP
• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE): It’s All About Me: Understanding My IEP (Elementary)
• VDOE: Understanding and Preparing for my IEP (Secondary) (Please note: The legal age of majority in Michigan is 18 years of age. This document is from Virginia and is to be used only as a guide. In the State of Michigan there is only one diploma awarded.)
• VDOE: Suggestions for Your Participation in the IEP Process
• VDOE: What are my Rights as a Student with a Disability?
• DDC: What is Person Centered Planning?
• Transition Portfolio Resource (Please note that some of these resources are specific to Virginia)
  • Transition Portfolio by Grade (Grades 7 to 12)
• Assistive Technology and Transition Portfolio
• Youthhood.org
• Kids as Self Advocates (KASA)
• Visit the Michigan Alliance for Families Person Centered Planning, Self Determination, Self Advocacy & Personal Assistants page

Transition Toolkits

• Get Ready to Read: Transitioning to Kindergarten: A Toolkit for Early Childhood Educators

• MDCH’s CSHCS Transition Resource Manual

• UCLA: Transition Toolkit

• UCLA: Transitions - Turning Risks into Opportunities for Student Support

• Transition Portfolio Resource (Please note that some of these resources are specific to Virginia)

• WATI: Teacher Resource Guide on Transition

Multimedia

• Virginia Department of Education (VDOE): I’m Determined (Please note that some of these resources are specific to Virginia)

  • VDOE: I’m Determined: Student Involvement in the IEP

  • VDOE: I’m Determined: Videos

• VDOE: Transition Modules

  • VDOE: Transition Module Handouts

• T/TAC Online: Transition Resources