Welcome to Self-Advocacy in High School- a resource for supporting the development of self-advocacy skills in high school aged students who have learning disabilities. This website provides resources for educators and students about developing self-advocacy skills. The following video explains some of the features of this site:
There are many resources to support educators with self-advocacy instruction for students with learning disabilities.
- Rationale for Self-Advocacy Instruction: Read this section first to get a sense of why self-advocacy skills are so important for students with disabilities.
- Getting Started: Learn more about how to define self-advocacy and how to approach instruction in self-advocacy skills.
- Self-Advocacy Lessons: Check out the six research-based lessons which can be used to support students with learning disabilities to further develop their self-advocacy skills. Please ensure you have read the Lesson Administration Guide prior to administering any lessons.
- IEP Goals for Self-Advocacy Development: Please feel welcome to use these sample IEP Goals on this site when developing IEP plans. They are linked to activities and assessment on this site.
- Digital Transition Portfolios- Preparing for Life after High School: In preparing for life after graduation, students should consider developing a Digital Transition Portfolio (DTP). Check out this lesson to learn more about how DTPs can be used to develop advocacy skills and prepare for post-secondary education and employment.
- Accommodations Student Card: A Communication System for Advocacy: This site provides educators and students with a downloadable and customizable ‘student card’ that can be used to develop advocacy skills and a communication system in your school. Make sure you explore this communication tool.
- Classroom Activities for Self-Advocacy Development: While the self-advocacy lessons are designed to be administered to individuals or small groups, there are many classroom activities that teachers can use to complement these interventions and develop self-advocacy skills in all students. Classroom teachers should use these kinds of activities.
- Self-Advocacy: Learning Modules: For busy teachers, this site provides multimedia-based modules for students to work through independently in order to develop their self-advocacy skills.
- References and Resources: Please read through the research which has inspired and informed the resources on this site. A number of important resources are also highlighted.
Continue to Rationale for Self-Advocacy Instruction
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