berzins and morel - self-advocacyselfassesmentinventoryccdi2009

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Diane Berzins, M.Ed., Faculty

Pam Morel, M.A., C.Psych.Assoc.Cambrian College

May, 2009


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Which is your favourite movie?


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1. Casino Royale

2. Titanic

3. Star Wars4. Sixth Sense

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yale

Tita

nic

Star

Wars

SixthSe

nse

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1. Developing Self-Advocacy

2. The importance of Self-

Determination

3. Self-Assessment Inventory


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Takingcontro

lofy

ourlife

Speakin

gupforyourneeds

Makingyourownchoices

Partof

self-determination

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1. Taking control of

your life

2. Speaking up foryour needs

3. Making your own

choices

4. Part of self-

determination


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Know themselves

Know their rights

Value themselves

Know what they need

Know how to get it

Experience outcomes and learn Adjust and try again


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1. Strongly Agree

2. Agree

3. Neutral4. Disagree

5. Strongly Disagree

Strongly

Agree

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gree

Strongly

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gree

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The key element to their success was the

degree to which they had gained control of

their own lives

(Reiff, Gerber, and Ginsberg,1997)

Had control over

Internal decisions (self-determined)

Response to external reality (self-advocates)


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Belief that past failure predicts future

failure

Stop trying or give very little effort withouthandholding

Students with LD are high risk due to:

History of repeated failure

Being provided with too much help

sends the message they are not capable


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1. 0-20%

2. 20-40%

3. 40-60%4. 60-80%

5. 80-100%

0-20%

20-40%

40-60%

60-80%

80-100%

0% 0% 0%0%0%


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Self knowledge

Ability to make decisions

Ability to solve problems Ability to set goals and attain them

Self-evaluation skills

Internal locus of control

Brinckerhoff, L.C. et.al (2002) Postsecondary Education andTransition for Students with Learning Disabilities


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1. Role model self-

determination

2. Provide opportunity

for choices

3. Provide necessary

tools and services

4. Develop self-awareness

5. Develop problem

solving skills Rolemodel

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1. Know yourself

2. Value yourself

3. Plan

4. Act

5. Experience outcomes and learn

Hoffman,A. (2003) http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-2/self.html


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Planning for Success:

Accommodations, Learning

Strategies & AssistiveTechnology that work for me

A Self-Assessment Inventory

2003 edition - legacy of the LOTF Current 2009 revision linked to CCDI - LD

Resource Guide


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1. Identifying Academic Challenges and

Processing Strengths & Difficulties

2. Creating a Plan For SuccessAccommodations

Learning strategies

Assistive technology

3. Creating a Plan for Success

Using your Strengths


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1. Breaking down tasks

2. Keeping track of

appointments

3. Monitoring your own

progress

4. Organizing your

activities5. Understanding how

you learnBreakingdowntasks

Keeping

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Accommodations

Tutoring (beyond what is normally available)

Learning Strategies Training

Assistive Technology Training Orientation Programs

Copies of notes from peer note-taker or faculty

Clarification of Assignments from faculty

Access to computers with organizationalsoftware

Etc.


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Learning StrategiesStrategies forbreaking complex tasks into smallersteps

Short term goal setting

Step-by-step guidelines and procedures

Etc.Strategies forplanning and organization

Master calendar of important assignments, tests, events

Structures and routines (detailed time tables, schedules)

Etc.

Strategies forself-monitoring and tracking details Checklists of tasks to be completed in specific timeframes

Maintain an agenda

Etc.


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Assistive TechnologyTechnology forgeneral planning and organization

Electronic organizers

Computer organizational systemsEtc.

Technology forstructuring written assignments

Organizational software

Assignment calculatorTechnology forself-monitoring written accuracy

Editing software with auditory feedback


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Using organizational software

Being the organizer of presentation or study

groups

Creating detailed timelines for your

assignments and study times

Taking time to evaluate your own progress to

determine if changes are necessary to reachyour goals

Selecting programs which capitalize on

Executive Functioning strengths


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IPLANI Inventory (Complete self-assessment)

P ProvideInventory Information (Create Plan for

Success)L Listen and Respond (Discuss with Disability

Service Provider)

A Ask questions (Request services & training)

N Nameyour goals (Use choices, evaluate andadjust)

VanDeusen, Bos, Schumaker, Deshler (1994)


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Guiding the process of self discovery for:

1. Reading Comprehension2. Visual Motor Coordination

3. Verbal Expression


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Advantages Disadvantages


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1. Yes

2. No

Yes N

o

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Thanks

Pam and Diane


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LD Resource guide (2008)

http://www.disabilityissues.ca/documents/LDRes

our.pdf

Hoffman,A. (2003)http://www.ericdigests.org/2004-2/self.html

Brinckerhoff, L.C. et.al (2002). Postsecondary

Education and Transition for Students with

Learning Disabilities.

Reiff, Gerber, and Ginsberg (1997). Exceeding

Expectations.

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