Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment Planning Guide

Key Takeaways

Age-Appropriate Transition Assessment Planning GuideIntroductionAdult Life GoalsYouth ProfileThe Right FitUnanswered QuestionsTransition Assessment Plan DevelopmentPart One: What tools, methods and strategies will be used to address the assessment questions?Formal and Informal ToolsDomain Areas to Consider in Transition AssessmentPart Two: What is the plan the team will follow to address the assessment questions?Using Transition Assessment DataKey TakeawaysCase StudiesTools for Developing an Assessment PlanCase StudiesTools and Resources

All team members, including the youth and family, can share responsibility to actively gather transition assessment data.

A multi agency team contributes from a variety of viewpoints, and broadens the pool of assessment tools and methods to address the questions.

A youth’s unique needs may require a particular type or format for assessment in order for him/her to ‘“show what they know”.

Some tool and methods can assess multiple skills, gathering information to respond to more than one assessment question.

Analyzing, summarizing and drawing conclusions from the collected information completes a transition assessment cycle.

Transition assessment is ongoing. Once an AATA cycle is completed, the team continues to collect information to inform the next cycle.

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