Resources

Independent Living Skills

• Spend some nights away from home
• Take care of your health and grooming (e.g., shower daily, use deodorant, take own medication)
• Clean and organize your room every day
• Work on cell phone skills
• Manage your own money (e.g., manage your own bank account, set up a budget, keep track of expenses)
• Buy things that you need
• Prepare and cook meals
• Use a map and the bus system
• Complete chores and tasks around the house (e.g., do your own laundry, make your bed, wash dishes, empty trashcan)
• Making friends (or initiating appropriate relationships)
• Practical Money Skills
• Tools to Help Manage Daily Life for College Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Academic Skills

• Practice the use of technology (e.g., computer, typing, internet, etc.)
• Practice the use of email (e.g., accessing, reading, writing)
• Reading and Writing daily
• Visit the public library and public spaces
• Organize and manage classroom and homework
• Complete academic tasks
• Practice basic math skills (e.g., addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
• Use a calculator
• Math practice, strategies, and supports
• Zoom Directions for Students - A Guide

Vocational Skills

• Have work or volunteer experience
• Complete tasks in those work-related experiences
• Develop daily schedule
• Meet other people and learn how to work with them
• Learn and practice professional social skills (e.g., introducing yourself, professional conversations, etc.)
• Practice building a resume and cover letter
• Building a Career Plan
• Career Exploration assessments
• Web-Based Career, Transition Assessments, and Resources
• Positive Personal Profile - Discovery Interview Form

Resources for educators

• Think College Resources for Transition Educators
• Putting it all together! Developing Student-Centered IEP Goals based on College - Webinar
• Universal Design for Learning and Technology to Support Diverse Learners
• Teachers can Think College 

Other resources

• Supporting Teens and Young Adults Pursuing Self-Determined Goal
• Ask the Parents Webinar (for parents experiencing transition from high school to college with their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities)
• Understanding the Difference between High School and College
• Policy Tools You can Use to Share YOUR Voice - webinar
• Voices of Experience - Students Share College Search Advice 

Click to download - UNT ELEVAR Resources PDF File