What Is Self-Advocacy

Self-advocacy is a skill that allows kids to understand their strengths and weaknesses, know what they need to succeed and communicate that to other people.
Self-advocacy can be broken down into a few key elements:

• Understanding specific needs. (This is part of self-awareness)
• Knowing what help or support will address those needs, like tutoring or classroom accommodations.
• Communicating those needs to teachers and others.
  

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