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Pre-Vocational Skills for Students with Disabilities – Build Better Life Skills

    In the world of special education, it’s all about preparing students with disabilities to be more independent and learn the essential life skills that will make them successful in life after graduation. To make sure students have post-secondary success, we have to include pre-vocational skill building as part of our daily instruction. For special education teachers, this task is not only one of our responsibilities, but it’s an absolute imperative in properly preparing students. In this post, we’ll cover prevocational skills for special needs students, including the life skills every student in your classroom should learn.

    Transition Goal Bank for IEPs in Special Ed

    IEP Transition Goals – Bank

      Are you tired of reinventing the wheel every time you sit down to write transition IEP goals for the young adults on your caseload? No worries, We got you covered with these IEP transition goals and bank! Bookmark this article so that you have easy access to transition planning ideas and postsecondary goals. This is a wealth of information for any IEP team member who is writing annual goals for high school students that focus on preparing for life after graduation!

      10 Reasons to Use Vocational Centers

      10 Reasons to Use Vocational Centers in Special Education

        We need vocational education for students with special needs. It is part of preparing students with disabilities for secondary transition. BUT we also want to have fun! Here are 10 reasons to use vocational centers in your special education classroom.

        Why Vocational Training is Critical in Special Ed

        Why Vocational Training is Critical in Special Ed

          Why do we need vocational education and training for students with disabilities? It is critical we prepare people with special needs for secondary transition. Here is why vocational training is critical in Special Education.

          Classroom Business Ideas

            Teaching vocational and social skills to students with disabilities is hard. I love using a classroom based business to build both skills in my students. Here are a couple of classroom business ideas that support job training skills for kids!