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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had self-advocacy as a goal in our child's IEP. The school psychologist worked on implementation.

The goals were things like student with approach a teacher outside of class with a question, then faded to asking a question while in class. The psychologist would do a quick meetup to help DC figure out what to bring up. Took about 2 school years for this to take, but by high school skills were much more improved. We also had child involved in IEP meetings starting in 5th grade and they got a say in what accomodations and goals were.

I think for peer interactions you could consider a social skills or group therapy. I'd ask your current therapist for idea.

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Thanks, we do not yet have a 504 (we have further testing scheduled this fall, maybe that will tell us if IEP would be appropriate, but our DC has performed well enough academically that I've been told an IEP is likely out of reach).

Can you provide more specifics about the self advocacy piece in the IEP?  Was the purpose of asking a question outside of class to give DC an option to do so when not in front of peers?  Or was it something your child also had to achieve?  (Sorry if the questions seem basic - I'm totally new to the world of 504s and IEPs.) . For sure, my DC in the past has not asked questions when she should have, or didn't ask for a hand out when she realized she didn't get one or had loaned hers to a classmate...IMO, this skill is as important as grades for being a successful adult...[/quote]

So I agree that being assertive - and just asking for what one needs is a really important skill and my DC's disability (language disorder + anxiety) made it really hard to do.

The psychologist worked as a coach, and my child had to complete the goal. The school's job was to facilitate and provide opportunities to practice this skill in a safe way (eg classroom teachers would give DC time to get his words out, praise when he did it etc). Eventually teh goal was to fade this support away.

But you don't get 'goals' in 504s, just accommodations. So for this sort of support in a school setting you need an IEP -- or to work on it outside of school.

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