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Self-Advocacy Solutions To School Problems

2 minutes 31 seconds

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Builds upon a student, who is visually impaired, learning to communicate with a trusted adult about concerns/problems encountered at school. Opens with the student making a good choice to move away from a peer who was bothersome. Through various scenarios, the student and teacher discuss problem-solving steps and how to benefit from them. Part of the "Social Skills Cinema" series.

Media Details

Runtime: 2 minutes 31 seconds

Lesson Guide
Girl and boy sit at a desk across from 1 another and play Connect 4. Caption. You see what she's doin'? What do you need to block her?
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 1
6 minutes
Grade Level: 3 - 7
3 teenagers in formal attire stand next to 1 another. A smiling boy in center wraps his arm around a smiling girl to his right. Caption. It's about dressing for success.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 2
6 minutes
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Young woman with white cane walks on the sidewalk past a grassy field lined with trees. Title card reads, "Rewind button." Caption. Female as narrator. Have you ever just wanted a rewind button?
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 3
5 minutes
Grade Level: 6 - 9
Closeup of a small group of children surrounding a pyramid of blue plastic cups. They hold strings that are wrapped around the cups. Caption. Forward, forward, forward.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 4
6 minutes
Grade Level: 5 - 6
Young woman is surrounded by people, some of whom reach toward her with concern. Caption. Woman as narrator. What's going on? What happened?
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 5
6 minutes
Grade Level: 3 - 9
Boy sits and looks at an open book in a library setting. Another boy leans over him and a woman stands behind him. A girl sits next to him with an open book as she looks toward him. Caption. Yeah, dude. Hannah confused me.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 6
2 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Group of teenagers sit in a row facing a woman with a guitar. Caption. Tell me what you think the topic of the song is.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 7
4 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman sits at a desk and looks down at a few papers while a girl in glasses sits across from her. Caption. Today we're going to talk about problems.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 8
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
3 boys sit around a table. 2 have their hands raised. They look toward a woman sitting across from them with her back to camera. Caption. All right, who wants to start?
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 9
4 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 5
Smiling young woman looks off camera. Text over image reads, "Bingo!" with a check mark below. Caption. Selena comes in with a smile.
Social Skills Cinema
Episode 10
4 minutes
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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