Pre-Learning Self-Assessment

1. Question

What is advocacy?

Advocacy is when professionals lobby the government for change public policy.
Advocacy is when parents ask the school for individualized instruction and assessment for their children
Advocacy is when students ask for accommodations.
All of the above.

2. Question

Who is responsible for advocating for students with LDs?

Parents
Students
Educators
All of the above.

3. Question

True or false. Every parent or guardian has the right to advocate for their child, either by themselves or with the help of a parent advocate.

True
False

4. Question

If conflicts arise when parents engage in advocacy, it is a sign that:

The parent is not knowledgeable enough about the child’s needs.
Parents and educators do not have access to the same information about the student and/or have a different understanding and ideas about the student.
The parent is a bad advocate.
The parent and educator are at an impasse and cannot work together further.

5. Question

What is self-advocacy?

Self-advocacy is doing everything yourself, without the help of others.
Self-advocacy is knowing all of the laws and policies regarding special education in Ontario.
Self-advocacy is the ability to speak on one’s behalf and represent personal needs and interests.
Self-advocacy is knowing everything about your learning disability so that you can be the expert.

6. Question

Students that do not advocate for themselves:

Don’t care about their learning.
Are lazy.
May not feel capable of success.
Can never be successful.

7. Question

True or false. Adolescents with LDs will acquire self-advocacy skills on their own, without instruction.

True
False

8. Question

In order to be a good self-advocate, which skills must a student have:

Knowledge of his or her academic strengths and weaknesses.
An awareness of required accommodations and services that are available.
The ability to request information, assistance, and accommodations when required.
All of the above.

9. Question

True or false. Principals are legally required to ensure that all students who are 16 years of age or older are consulted in the development of the IEP.

True
False

10. Question

Students who are supported in developing self-advocacy skills:

Are more academically successful.
Are more likely to be proactive, take charge of their life at school, persevere in the face of obstacles, and learn from their mistakes.
Are more successful later in life.
All of the above.

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