Self-advocacy sentence starters for kids who learn and think differently
Self-advocacy is an important skill for kids who learn and think differently. It helps them ask for what they need. But kids don’t always know how to ask or what to say. Here are things kids can say to self-advocate, organized by age and learning difference.
Grade-schoolers
Dyscalculia: 5 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers
Dyslexia: 5 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers
Written expression disorder: 5 self-advocacy sentence starters for grade-schoolers
Middle-schoolers
ADHD: 5 self-advocacy sentence starters for middle-schoolers
Dyscalculia: 6 self-advocacy sentence starters for middle-schoolers
Dyslexia: 5 self-advocacy sentence starters for middle-schoolers
Written expression disorder: 4 self-advocacy sentence starters for middle-schoolers
High-schoolers
More resources on teaching kids to self-advocate
Listen to a podcast about preparing kids to self-advocate at their IEP or 504 meetings.
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