This practical guide introduces the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction (SDLMI), an evidence-based practice designed to promote student self-determination and support educators in enabling students to set goals, create action plans to achieve those goals, and self-evaluate their progress.

Karrie A. Shogren is Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor of Special Education and Director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Kansas, USA.

Sheida K. Raley is Assistant Professor and Assistant Research Professor at the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities at the University of Kansas, USA.

1. What is Self-Determination and Why Does it Matter? 2. Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction 3. Research on the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction 4. Using Assessment to Guide SDLMI Implementation 5. SDLMI Within Multi-Tiered Systems of Supports 6. Culturally Sustaining Implementation of the SDLMI 7. Inclusive Contexts and the SDLMI 8. Transition Planning and the SDLMI 9. SDLMI and People with Complex Communication Needs 10. SDLMI in Community-Based and Virtual Contexts 11. Future Directions in SDLMI Practice