Description
Teachers know how to advocate for their students, but do students with disabilities have self-advocacy skills or know the importance of self-advocacy?
These self-advocacy books and activities for students with IEPs will be the perfect resource for elementary, middle school, and high school students to learn and practice self-advocacy skills.
Students typically begin learning about their IEPs at transition age, which is age 16 per the IDEA (and age 14 in some states). But it is never too early to teach students about themselves, their IEPs, and how to self advocate for their wants and needs. This bundle is intended to help you do just that – empower your students.
These books and activities can be used at home or at school.
Each book title comes with:
• Editable letter home to parents
• Adapted Book with comprehension test (digital + printable)
• IEP Reader – same content as Level 2 Adapted Book (digital + printable)
• 1 Extended Activity
Each adapted book and reader uses real pictures, enabling the books to be used with any age of student.
What titles are included?
- What is an IEP?
- What is a Disability?
- Parts of an IEP
- What is an IEP Meeting?
- Who is on My IEP Team?
- Why Do I Need an IEP?
- My Role in My IEP
- How Can I Self Advocate for Myself
- Who is My Case Manager?
- What Do I Do During My IEP Meeting?
- How to Set Goals
- What Are My Accommodations and Modifications?
- What Are My Related Services?
- What is a Transition Plan?
- How Can I Help With My Transition Plan?
Each book title comes with a letter to send home to parents, a printable and digital adapted book, a printable and digital reader, and an activity to further learning and self advocacy.
Off the Beaten Track –
I loved getting to use these books when I worked with my older students. I love that it goes over all the important components.
Lauren P. –
I love this resource bundle! We spend time in the beginning of the year learning about IEPs and these are the perfect stories/visuals to help my students learn about them.
Sabrina A. –
A great resource for teaching students about their own IEP. Thank you so much!
Jessica T. –
Great, easy to use resource for my students with significant disabilities.
Julia B. –
I no longer work with older students, but it was very helpful for that group! They felt more in control of their learning and were able to understand some of the process more!!
Greater Clark C. –
This is a great resource. I’ve used it with my students to help them understand IEPs and how to self-advocate for the accommodations and modifications they need.
FUNctional Learning with Mrs H –
I love this resource! It is so important to empower students to learning about their own IEPs and this resource is a great way to do so. It breaks down the who, what, and whys of an IEP and helps teach self advocacy in student friendly terms.
Darby T. –
Using these books has made a *major* impact on my students, their self-confidence, and their ability to advocate for themselves. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Brandy D. –
Thank you! This worked out great for my Special Education Transition students!
Kim D. –
Extremely helpful way to break it down to students, and some parents as well. I appreciate how they address common topics and provides clear information to help the student understand their extra supports.
Courtney W. –
Great resource for my high school students! Easy to prep and review with students.
The Orchard –
These were everything and more!! I love these and they are so easy to put together for my students.
Rebecca Aldrich Hansen –
I love this! It was a lot of money but worth every penny! I love how it breaks down the IEP components. I use this with a student who has a hearing impairment and his mom wanted him to work on his rights. I suggested starting with the IEP, as he is a little young for all the laws and such. This is a fantastic resource! Very user friendly.
Iliana P. –
Students are often surprised that hey have to attend yet another IEP meeting while they are in transition. I’ve used this resource to help students understand their IEP and why their input is important. I also love the activities included in this resource! Students can apply them to their own IEPs and have a better understanding of the IEP process. Best purchase ever!
Coffee and SpEd –
Love these resources – I have been working on involving students with the IEP process and these booklets make it easy.
Cherity Rinehart –
This is a great resource to help students understand their IEP. These books are easy to understand and help students be more involved in their education.
MsAlfonsoESE –
Thank you so much for making something like this! I think it is so important for students to know about their IEP and be able to advocate for themselves and help to make decisions!
Nicole P. –
I love the concept of this bundle – I am definitely a huge advocate for students learning how to self-advocate and be an active part of the IEP process. However, I do find that not every family wants their child to learn about this in elementary school, and not every school has students join IEP meetings, which can make some of these topics a little obscure. Definitely a great bundle for older students, prior to a transition meeting, or in schools where students are included in meetings.
Hannah O’Hazo – ResourcefullyYours –
I use this as a key resource for teaching my students about their IEP’s and what that means for them. It can be a difficult concept to grasp or talk about, so having this bundle has been super helpful in navigating those sometimes tricky moments.
Jessica Charlton –
Amazing resource! So much help in teaching students to advocate for themselves.