Teasing, mocking, and disrespect can be the hallmarks in the life of those with disabilities. Disrupt the cycle of abuse with a toolkit designed to turn peers into advocates for all those who are bullied. Everything needed to create a peer advocacy model in schools and communities can be found in this guide.

Concepts

bullying, cyberbullying, advocacy, peers

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use during October, National Bullying Prevention Month
• After training a small cadre of peer advocates, have this team participate the training of others

Classroom Considerations

• The toolkit is designed to help develop a peer advocacy program in the school and/or in the community
• The focus of the program is bullying prevention, especially of those with disabilities

Pros

• The 32-page packet includes a table of contents that makes it easy to locate specific topics and sample forms
• Includes step-by-step directions for how to create and implement the program

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2