BRIGANCE: Transition Skills: Inventory (TSI)

The BRIGANCE Transition Skills Inventory is a comprehensive collection of research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after secondary school. The TSI helps special education teachers, program directors and transition specialists address the following common requirements for transition planning: Administering age-appropriate transition assessments; Identifying students' strengths and transition service needs; and Developing IEPs that include a student's present level of performance, measurable post-secondary goals and recommendations on how to meet these goals. Assessments in the TSI cover a broad range of knowledge and skills important for successful transition into adult life.

The BRIGANCE Transition Skills Inventory, or TSI, is a comprehensive collection of research-based, age-appropriate assessments that support formal transition planning for students with special needs preparing for life after secondary school.
The TSI helps special education teachers, program directors and transition specialists address the following common requirements for transition planning.

• Administer age-appropriate transition assessments.
• Identify students' strengths and transition service needs.
• Develop IPs that include a student's present level of performance, measurable post-secondary goals and recommendations on how to meet these goals.

Assessments in the TSI cover a broad range of knowledge and skills important for successful transition into adult life. Key skill areas are clustered within four domains: Academic Skills, Post-Secondary Opportunities, Independent Living and Community Participation. Assessments within each skill area help special educators and transition specialists identify a student's present level of performance, plan appropriate instruction and monitor progress. The assessments in the TSI are organised into the following skill areas.

Academic Skills

• Reading Year-Level Placement
• Listening & Speaking Skills
• Functional Writing Skills
• Maths Skills

Post-Secondary Opportunities

• Interests & Choices
• Job-Related Writing Skills
• Job-Related Knowledge & Skills
• Communication & Technology Skills

Independent Living

• Food
• Clothing
• Housing
• Money & Finance
• Health
• Travel & Transportation

Community Participation

• Community Resources
• Community Signs
• Citizenship