Mentor Leadership Training Course

 

Self-Check Role Play #1

bullet  What To Do

Now you will have the chance to role play being a mentor:

  • Read the message from the adolescent or young adult.
  • Respond as you would if you were the mentor.
  • Remember to use the positive communication skills. Use the LAF, don't CRY strategy.
  • Once you have responded, check your answer yourself to see if you remember to LAF (not CRY)

bullet  Self-Check Role Play

Your partner, Liz, is18 years old. She attends high school. She loves to write. She uses a wheelchair and an AAC system. She writes this message to you:

protege "I'm really excited. I wrote a poem and showed it to my English teacher. They're going to publish it in the school newspaper. "

Pretend you are Liz's mentor. What would you write back to Liz?

  1. Enter your "message" in the box below.


    2. Message:

  2. Re-read your message and make changes (as necessary).
  3. Check to see if you remembered to use the LAF (don't CRY) strategy.
  • Did you listen and show Liz that you cared about her? Find the sentences in your answer. For example, did you say something like "Wow Liz! That's great." or "Congratulations, Liz!"?
  • Did you ask questions to find out more? Find the sentences in your answer. For example, did you say something like "What was your poem about?" or "Do you like to write poetry?"
  • Did you focus on Liz and her messages?

continue  If you used the LAF (don't CRY) strategy in your answer, then you are ready to try another role play. Click here to try another role play.

review If you had difficulty using the LAF (don't CRY) strategy, review the lesson again before you do the next role play. Click here to go back and review the lesson again.

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The AAC Mentor Project Team
Penn State University
Last updated June, 2000.
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