Student with learning disability
Do you have any best practice on prompting student with learning disability to ask if they need help or require more time. It seems that for some of them it is taking a long time for them to open up and ask for help.
The first class I had students come to me and ask if they can tape the class? I tell them that they can tape the class and I ask What helped them in other programs? Each students had different responces to this question. One student stated that she will replay the tape, and replay again until they get the message. The other student said that he gets words mixed up. I asked he if he had his hearing checked, and he said that he was going to have it done when he got permission fron the state agency to do so. After the test was complete, this student got a computer that had a voice active response. This was something that I didn't know any thing about. This student has transfered to another course and is doing great in IT.
Hi Daniel!
Great question! I know that - by law - that schools/instructors cannot ask students specific questions. However, I do believe there are ways to ascertain this information. Number one, hopefully the school counseling department has access to this info and is able to set up an IEP for the student. If not, on your first day in class, you make yourself very available to anyone who has any challenges with learning the material. Keeping it general in nature and positive in your approach and, of course, open to all students. Then as you recognize those challenged students, you make additional learning opportunities for them without any labeling. AND - always, always provide positive reenforcement!
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
