Section 1
Self-Advocacy
Activity 5
    With the help of a teacher or counselor, experience using accommodations that are new to you and that are supported by your documentation.


Prerequisite: Completion of Activity 2 and/or Activity 4.

 
Think about icon
Review the information on academic accommodations that you have in your outline or paragraph from Activity 2 and the list of accommodations that you developed in Activity 4.

Select one accommodation (supported by your documentation) that you would like to experience in at least one of your high school classes.

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Ask your special education teacher or guidance counselor to help you to make arrangements for the accommodation in at least one of your classes.

Think about icon After you have had opportunities to use this accommodation several times, discuss the following questions/statements with your special education teacher or school guidance counselor.

  • Was the accommodation helpful?
  • If yes, how did the accommodation help you to work around one or more of your limitations?
  • Although you may have done assignments in a different way by using the accommodation, did you learn the same information as the other students in the class?
  • What did your teacher need to do to provide this accommodation?
  • What did your teacher say about providing this accommodation?
  • Identify other classes where this accommodation could be helpful.
Repeat steps icon Repeat this activity for additional accommodations on your list that are new to you and that are supported by your documentation.