Planning for your transition is easier when you have the right tools and information. The Resources section brings together helpful worksheets, planning documents, web resources and more for students, families and caregivers, and teachers to use in transition planning across all pathways.
A detailed life skills questionnaire for parents and educators to assess a student’s strengths and needs across daily living, independence, and readiness skills.
This resource provides a comprehensive checklist to assess and track a student’s independence across key life skills areas, helping identify strengths and priority areas for growth.
This worksheet helps students reflect on their learning strengths and challenges, understand post-secondary expectations, and identify skills, strategies, and supports needed for a successful transition.
A comprehensive U.S.-developed transition planning toolkit containing interviews, assessments, questionnaires, and planning guides for educators and families (note: some financial content is U.S.-specific).
This resource for teachers explains how to use alternative programming within an IEP to plan, implement, and track skill-building goals that promote independence and long-term success beyond school.
This worksheet helps students identify a skill they want to improve, set a SMART goal, and create a plan to practice, track, and reflect on their progress.
This website has information about how to develop, test, or improve skills that can help you get a job in the trades, along with workbooks, assessments, booklets, and much more! These tools are designed for students and teachers to use in their classes.
A comprehensive Canadian assessment tool for students, parents, and educators to evaluate strengths and needs across a wide range of life skills and independence areas.
This checklist guides students and families through key steps and milestones from Grades 7–12 to support gradual transition planning, skill building, and preparation for life after high school.
Provides practical tips to help students prepare for, navigate, and follow up on their intake meeting with Accessibility Services to access appropriate accommodations and supports in post-secondary.
This teacher resource outlines best practices for transition planning, focusing on early, individualized, and collaborative approaches that build skills and support successful post-secondary outcomes.
A comprehensive educator guide from the Durham District School Board outlining best practices and requirements for supporting students with special education strengths and needs through key school transitions.
