Teaching for the Lifespan
Successfully Transitioning Students With Learning Differences to Adulthood
- Henry B. Reiff - McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
- Nicole S. Ofiesh - Learning and Education Specialist
Foreword by Thomas G. West
Your step-by-step guide to successful transition planning
Transition planning is a challenging process. Finally, here’s a practical guide that makes transition planning easier so you can prepare your students with learning differences to successfully navigate adulthood. Backed by the latest research in learning and development, Teaching for the Lifespan provides the pedagogical best practices needed to promote your students’ strengths and abilities for life-long success. You’ll benefit from:
- A deep understanding of the educational, vocational, social, and emotional dimensions of adulthood for students with learning differences
- Explicit techniques to help students with learning differences develop an awareness of proactive behaviors
- Strategies to help all learners achieve the demands of the Common Core and high-stakes assessments through Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Practical tips on effective IEPs, personal stories from adults with learning differences, and suggestions from real teachers
Few things feel better than seeing your students succeed years after they have finished school. With this practitioner-friendly guide, you’ll be equipped to help all students with learning challenges succeed as adults. Let’s get started!
“Henry Reiff and Nicole Ofiesh provide an urgently-needed, practical and comprehensive look at transition from a new perspective. The authors believe all students with learning differences can learn to succeed as adults, and they offer parents and teachers clear and applicable ways to make it happen."
"A 'must read' book by Drs. Henry Reiff and Nicole Ofiesh, masterfully combining theory and best practices for empowering kids and adults with learning differences."
