presenter, mark davidson district 214 student self-advocacy in iep meetings
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PRESENTER,
MARK DAVIDSONDISTRICT 214
Student Self-Advocacy in IEP Meetings
What is Self-Advocacy?
Speak up for yourselfAsk for what you needTake charge of your lifeBe more independent
What is an IEP?It is an Individual Education ProgramUsed to meet the unique educational needs of
each studentIt helps the student, family and school know what
the student’s disability is and how the student learns best, and what services are provided to assist in the learning process.
What are some parts of the IEP?
Current updates on how the student is doing (Strengths and Weaknesses)
Academic and Functional GoalsSpecific learning stylesAccommodations and Modifications
Do you attend and participate in your own IEP meetings?
Why is it important to self-advocate for yourself?
Can you think of a time when you didn’t self-advocate for yourself and it was
problematic?
What are some self-advocacy strategies for participating in my IEP?
S it up straightH ave a pleasant tone of voiceActivate your thinking
Tell yourself to pay attention Tell yourself to participate Tell yourself to compare ideas
R elax Don’t look uptight Tell yourself to stay calm
Engage in eye communication
StrengthsStrengths Areas to ImproveAreas to Improve
• Reading Skills• Writing Skills• Math Skills• Study Skills• Social Skills• Career &
Employment Skills
• Complete Educational Worksheet
• Write my classes• Skills needed for
success• Skills to improve or
learn
Education Inventory
GoalsGoals Choices for LearningChoices for Learning
• Academic Goals• Social Goals• Career/Employment
Goals• Extra Curricular
Goals• Future Goals
• Helpful activities• Helpful materials• Learning
Preferences• Testing Preferences
Education Inventory (Cont’d)
Why are we completing this education inventory and learning about self-
advocacy?
• To learn how to speak for myself• To be prepared to participate in my IEP
meeting• To identify my strengths and weaknesses • To create goals that I want to work towards in
the future• To be able to inform my teachers of my
learning needs and preferences in the classroom
Actors / ArtistsActors / Artists AthletesAthletes
• Tom Cruise• Whoopi Goldberg• Albert Einstein• Tommy Hilfiger• Cher• Jay Leno• Vince Vaughn
• Terry Bradshaw• Bruce Jenner• Magic Johnson• Muhammad Ali• Greg Louganis• Nolan Ryan
Famous people with disabilities
• Beethovan• Walt Disney• President Roosevelt• George Washington• Woodrow Wilson• Leonardo Da Vinci• John Lennon
• Ernest Hemingway• Elton John• Abraham Lincoln• Mozart• Thomas Edison• Pablo Picasso• Robin Williams
More famous people with disabilities
What did these people do to become famous?
Bibliography
Van Reusen, A.K., Bos, C.S., Schumaker, J.B., Deshler, D.D. The Self-Advocacy Strategy. Edge Enterprises, Inc. Rev. 2007.
University of Kansas Self-Advocacy Video