Characteristic 2 of 10: Collaborate with general education teachers to embed choices into the general curriculum and daily lessons and provide opportunities for students to practice self-determination skills.
Characteristic 3 of 10: Teach students to self-monitor self-determination skills (e.g., accommodations and modifications) and provide opportunities for students to practice the self-monitoring strategy.
**As you work with students, take into consideration the cultural nuances involved in teaching self-determination skills and providing opportunities to develop self-determination to students from CLD backgrounds.
Characteristic 4 of 10: Ensure all students, including those with significant disabilities, have a functional communication system to engage in choice making, problem-solving, goal setting, taking initiative to reach goals, and accepting consequences for one’s actions.
Characteristic 5 of 10: Conduct age-appropriate transition assessments in order for students to learn about themselves, set goals, solve problems, use information, make decisions, and to identify long-range goals.
Characteristic 6 of 10: Provide opportunities for students to develop self-awareness by engaging in honest and respectful discussions with students about their self-determination assessment responses.
Characteristic 7 of 10: Provide direct instruction in self-determination using a structured curriculum or evidence-based instructional strategy, with guided practice in natural school and community-based settings.
Characteristic 8 of 10: Foster the development of students’ leadership skills.
Characteristic 9 of 10: Expect and support students to make many routine choices for themselves through the course of a school day.
Characteristic 10 of 10: Work collaboratively with students to facilitate achievement of their goals by informing them of their options and the potential consequences of their choices.