Can academic standards and transition activities co-exist in a students instructional day?
Yes, in two different ways: either by starting with the transition activity and then relating the standard, or by starting with the standard and relating a transition activity. In the first method, after determining what transition activities are needed based on the students transition plan, the component skills of each activity should be listed. Each transition component skill should then be aligned with an appropriate academic standard component skill. This requires detailed knowledge of each academic standard. The second method is to examine the courses in which the student is enrolled. Based on the students strengths and areas of need, transition activities should be identified that would serve to clarify, remediate, or apply concepts the student is studying in those courses.
