ERIC Number: EJ967121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Nov
Pages: 13
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Why Am I in Special Education and What Can I Do about It?: Helping Students Develop Self-Determination
Campbell-Whatley, Gloria
TEACHING Exceptional Children Plus, v3 n2 Article 4 Nov 2006
This article focuses on teaching students specific disability related self-determination skills, rather than activities that can be used with non-specified populations. In this design, lesson plans are used and suggested as a systematic means of instruction for students with deficits in learning (i.e., learning disabilities, mild mental impairments) as best practice. Lesson content includes teaching students the specifics of their disability characteristics, exploring strengths and weaknesses, and self-advocacy techniques. (Contains 3 figures.)
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Special Education, Self Determination, Disabilities, Lesson Plans, Interpersonal Competence, Special Education Teachers
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Language: English
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