Strategies for identifying specific learning needs and articulating accommodation requests to educators. Equips students with communication skills to advocate for necessary environmental, academic, and social supports.
A professional data collection sheet for a 7-student social skills group. It features specific tracking for three skills over two sessions: Y/N and # Prompts for Greetings and Self-Advocacy, and Tallies and # Prompts for Turn Taking.
A high school IEP self-advocacy worksheet designed for students with language disorders to translate IEP goals into plain language, rate their current progress, identify strengths and accommodations, and prepare next steps for their IEP meeting.
A single-page classroom anchor chart and desk poster formatted for perfect single-page printing. Features a clean 3x3 layout of color-coded school scenarios and 5 structured fill-in-the-blank sentence starters to support student voice and expression.
An updated version of the Job Ready Moves Poster with expanded hygiene tips, including specific advice on handwashing, hair grooming, and avoiding common hygiene pitfalls for students facing housing instability.
A comprehensive 10-page post-secondary transition plan guide for students with an IEP, featuring updated graduation pathway options: Diploma, Alternative Pathway to a Diploma, and Certificate of completion.
A comprehensive 18-week semester curriculum map designed for 8th-grade autistic students preparing for high school transition. Focuses on neurodiversity-affirming self-advocacy, professional teacher communication, executive navigation, and peer dynamics with pacing, weekly lesson objectives, and progress monitoring rubrics.
A five-part social communication and emotional regulation curriculum designed for high school small groups. Students establish group norms, analyze social contexts, develop assertive self-advocacy, map somatic emotional triggers, and assemble discreet in-class coping routines.
A 5-session self-advocacy sequence for 5th-grade boys, focusing on identifying needs, using learning tools, managing distractions, and practicing clear communication with teachers.
A comprehensive 15-session self-advocacy series designed for high school students with learning disabilities and ADHD, focusing on identifying challenges and requesting supports.
A 2nd-grade special education unit focused on executive function. Students learn to recognize the physical signs of being 'stuck' and categorize barriers into materials, comprehension, and environment.
A 5-lesson sequence designed for 3rd-grade students to transition from general problem-solving to self-advocacy. Students learn to distinguish between complaining and advocating, identify appropriate sources of help, draft personal advocacy scripts, and create a physical 'Help Menu' tool for daily use.
This sequence empowers 6th-grade students with working memory challenges to recognize cognitive overload and advocate for single-step directions. Students develop metacognitive awareness and a practical 'clarification toolkit' to manage learning inputs effectively.
