For many students, high school may not be a positive experience leading to a successful transition to adult life. A promising career, satisfying personal relationships, a comfortable home, leisure-time activities--the expectations many of us hold for adulthood--do not materialize for a sizable number of students who leave high school. Despite growing attention in federal policy, research, and the media, for many students, secondary education has not resulted in a successful transition to adulthood. Instead, the outcomes faced by many students when they leave high school are unemployment, financial dependence, and few social relationships.

What teaching practices really work with high school students? What programs are effective in improving important life outcomes? The following list of journals and newsletters can help you keep up-to-date with the latest research and practice addressing services and supports for transition-age youth with disabilities. Add your feedback or recommend an addition! Once this list is completed, we will post it permanently under the Special Sections area of TransitionLink.

In "The Transition Handbook: Strategies High School Teachers Use that Work!," authors Carolyn Hughes and Erik Carter offer a multitude of research-based strategies to prepare students with disabilities for adult life. Below are some strategies, excerpted from chapter 9, for teaching social skills for employment and daily living situations: