Unit 1 - Introduction. What is Self-Advocacy? In this introductory lesson, students will learn the meaning of the terms advocacy and self-advocacy, and will learn 3 reasons for development self-advoca
...cy skills. By Kris English
Once specific skills have been taught and practiced with support, topic centered activities are a good way to review previouSZy taught steps and demonstrate mastery over time and in different situatio
...ns. Advocacy instruction is not a onetime ‘teach and it’s done’ type of lesson. Incorporating advocacy instruction within daily routine and through topics of interest will promote retention and used of learned skills.
This interactive Google Slides activity asks students to evaluate 4 listening situations (presented in pictures and short descriptions) and rate them on a scale according to listening difficulty. Afte
...r rating the situations, students are tasked with providing an explanation of why each situation is difficult or easy to hear. This would be a great 'stepping off' activity to begin a unit on coping skills or to evaluate how a student perceives different situations and why/how he/she feels about his/her listening abilities.There is very little digital learning activities available for remote learning today. This tool that asks students to rate situations that are difficult or easy to hear encourages introspection about a student's hearing loss. Asking student to explain why the situation is easy or hard to hear encourages them to evaluate their own listening skills and how advocacy can improve even the most difficult situation.Learning Objective:The student will be able to compare listening situations by rating them on a scale from easy to hear to hear. The student will be able to describe why a specific listening situation is difficult or easy to hear, giving support for their answers.
NOTE: Powerpoint Presentation for viewing on PCA collection of comic strips revealing troublesome situations for teens with hearing loss. Includes commentary on how each humorous situation might be re
...resolved.20 more situations and scenarios that mix humor with compassion in negotiating social communication.More antics and advocacy for teens and tweens with hearing loss.
“Super Kena – A Girl Made Fierce with Hearing Aids” is meant to empower children with hearing aids like Kena but also other “differently-abled” children who get teased and only want to fit in.The book
... fit in.The book touches on children with glasses, with diabetes, who stutter, who have food allergies, with asthma, and who are in wheelchairs. Together they use their unique super powers to make a difference in the world by spreading understanding and acceptance . . . one classroom at a timeNOTE!!How to read Open EPUB or Open PDF e-books on a computer:Download the free Adobe Digital Editions: https://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/digital-editions/download.htmlOpen Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) on your Windows or Mac computer.Go to File > Add to Library.Find the saved EPUB or PDF file on your computer. By default, files are saved to your computer's "Downloads" folder.Double-click an e-book to start reading, or follow these steps to transfer it to an e-reader.Under top menu ‘Reading,’ select Double Page View
Students discuss situations that create listening challenges, discuss strategies and polite requests that can address the problem. An all-purpose game board, worksheets and teacher script creating com
...munication breakdown are provided to facilitate practice.
Unit 4 - Putting it All Together: Using Knowledge with Skills. Lesson 10. Students will learn how to integrate their self-advocacy knowledge base and their negotiation and problem-solving skills into
...the context of their next IEP meeting. By Kris English.
BUNDLE - Worksheets for high school level instruction on understanding the federal laws that protect people with disabilies and an understanding of how these laws apply to them personally or in the fu
...ture. There are 4 worksheets that allow the student to research ADA, Section 504, and Give Hypotheticall situations to these laws. 0535-0538.
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