Jessica Rys - Class 524

  Transition planning is not required as an IEP component by federal law until age 16. In the state of Illinois, transition planning is required to begin at age 14 ½. However, transition planning should really begin at the elementary level. “ There is a widespread misconception that transition planning and programming begin in high school. However, there are many opportunities for teachers to infuse transition-focused education into teaching and learning activities for their elementary-grade students” (Papay, Unger, Williams, & Mitchell, 2015).             Although transition planning is required under IDEA there have been many studies done showing that special education students are still behind their neurotypical peers. “ In the most recent report of postschool outcomes from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, youth with disabilities were found to be less likely than their peers in the general po...

Other Health Impairments is one of the disabilities listed under IDEA. IDEA lists some of the common health conditions that typically fall under this disability category. The ones listed are asthma, ADHD, ADD, diabetes, epilepsy, heart conditions, nephrites, hemophilia, lead poisoning, leukemia, rheumatic fever, sickle cell anemia, and Tourette syndrome ( National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities, 2012). The article provides a brief, helpful, description of each of these conditions. However, having one of these conditions it is not enough for a child to be diagnosed as OHI. In order to qualify for special education services, the child’s condition must also adversely affect his or her educational performance. “Health impairments can affect a student’s educational performance. In fact, for a child to qualify for special education services in the public schools under the category of OHI, the health impairment must affect the child’s educational performance” ( Nation...