I. Introduction 1. Overview of Self-Determination and Self-Determined Learning II. Promoting Self-Determination 2. Assessing Preferences and Promoting Choice Making 3. Teaching Problem Solving and Decision Making 4. Teaching Goal Setting and Attainment 5. Teaching Self-Advocacy III. Promoting Self-Determined Learning 6. Antecedent Event Regulation 7. Consequent Event Regulation 8. Self-Instruction 9. The Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction IV. Curriculum Modifications and Student Involvement 10. Technology and Universal Design to Promote Self-Determination 11. Student Involvement in Educational Planning
Growing evidence suggests that self-determination is a significant factor in improving educational and transition outcomes in students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This volume reviews the breadth of available methods for teaching components of self-determination--including choice making, problem solving, decision making, goal setting, self-advocacy, and self-regulated learning--and provides best-practice recommendations that teachers can put to immediate use in the classroom. Grounded in theory and research, the strategies presented here have been shown to enhance students' involvement in educational planning and support them in meeting their goals in school, the workplace, and the community.