Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales

1. Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales • ESTR-J for mild disabilities • ESTR--III for mod. to severe and multiple disability • Rating scales completed by school and parent • 47 items rated: Yes, performs skill independently or consistently; or No, does not perform skills independently or consistently • Subscales include: • Employment • Home Living • Recreation and Leisure • Community Participation • Post Secondary Education

2. Enderle-Severson Transition Rating Scales, cont’d. • Scores provided on each subscale and a Total Performance Score (percentage of Yes ratings) • ESTR-III provides item response options indicating “Yes, with supports” • No estimation of completion time in manual

3. LCCE Competency Assessment Batteries

4. Life-Centered Career Education Competency Assessment Batteries • Curriculum-based assessment related to LCCE Curriculum • Knowledge Battery contains 200 multiple-choice items covering 20 of the 22 LCCE competency areas • Performance Battery contains 105 open-ended or actual performance tasks related to 21 of the 22 LCCE competency areas • Knowledge Battery is standardized with norms • Designed for grades 7-12, students with mild cognitive disabilities, moderate-severe learning disabilities, and mild-moderate behavior disorders

5. Transition Skills Inventory

6. Transition Skills Inventory • Curriculum-based assessment embedded in NEXT S.T.E.P.: Student Transition and Educational Planning • Self-evaluation tool for planning, with parallel forms completed by a teacher and parent/guardian/advocate • 76 items over four major areas: • Personal Life, Jobs, Education and Training, and Independent Living

7. Transition Behavior Scale(2nd ed.)

8. Transition Behavior Scale (2nd ed.) • Designed for any disability group, ages 14 through postsecondary age; mild to severe levels of disability • Two versions (Student self-report version and School version completed by one or more teachers • Subscales include Work-Related Behaviors, Interpersonal Relations, Social/Community Expectations

9. Transition Behavior Scales (2nd ed.), cont’d. • 6-point rating scale • Estimated completion time is 15-20 minutes • Scores in percentile ranks are based on national norms

10. Transition Planning Inventory

11. Purpose of the TPI To provide school-based personnel with an acceptable method for comprehensively determining perceived transition needs

12. Employment Further Education/ Training Daily Living Leisure Activities Community Participation Health Self-Determination Communication Interpersonal Relationships TPI Planning Areas Source: Clark & Patton (1997)

13. Student form [+ open-ended questions] Home form School form Profile/Further assessment form Administration and Resource Guide TPI Components -- Original [Level 1]

14. TPI -- 3 Levels of Assessment 1. General needs assessment -- existing instrument -- 9domains/46 items 2. Comprehensive informal inventory -- 600+ items -- multiple items per TPI statement -- checklist format 3. Select informal assessment instruments -- organized according to 9 TPI domains

15. BRIGANCE® Inventories

16. BRIGANCE® Life Skills Inventory • Reading grade levels, 2-8 • Over 1400 items across subscales of Speaking and Listening, Functional Writing, Words on Common Signs and Warning Labels, Telephone Skills, Money and Finance, Food, Clothing, Health, Travel and Transportation • May be administered individually or in groups, oral or written • Contains supplemental rating scales in the areas of speaking skills, listening skills, health practices and attitudes, self concept, and auto safety

17. BRIGANCE® Employability Skills Inventory • Requires reading or listening comprehension of high school level material • Approximately 1,400 items across six areas: • Career Awareness and Understanding, Job Seeking and Knowledge, Reading Skills, Speaking and Listening Skills, Pre-employment Writing, and Math Skills and Concepts • Supplemental rating scales provided

18. Responsibility and Independence Scale for Adolescents • Ages 12-20, mild disabilities or students at risk • Subscales: Domestic Skills, Money Management, Citizenship, Personal Planning, Transportation Skills, Career Development, Self-Management, Social Maturity, and Social Communication • Scaled scores and percentile ranks based on norm groups • Administration time, 30-45 minutes