OVERVIEW & PURPOSE
Test, Fowler, Wood, Brewer & Eddy (2005) indicate that for students to become successful self-advocates, students need a knowledge of self, a knowledge of rights, and the communication skills to advocate. This third lesson introduces students to the rights they are entitled to as a student with a learning disability in British Columbia. Many researchers and educators have identified this type of lesson as critical to the development of self-advocacy skills, but much of the research has been based in the United States and consequently focuses on American law and policy (Summers, White, Zhang & Gordon, 2014; Phillips, 1990). This lesson will focus on the rights of students in British Columbia, Canada. Students will read the Know Your Rights Student Booklet.
Lesson Materials:
3.0_ Developing Knowledge of Rights
3.1_ Know Your Rights Assignment
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Self-Advocacy in High School 