At our school they can request a tutor that will provide them with the extra time and instructional help. Otherwise they are expected to ask for help when needed. We do not alter our curriculumn unless documented.
slow down and increase verbal activity.
Greetings Nancy!
This is the most ideal situation for any instructor. But what can an instructor do that does not that this luxury?
Good job!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I have had many students that has extremely poor reading and writing skills so a strategy that I will use is to have them work on the computer more. I show them how to use spell check. and how to edit and look up words. It helps them to complete tasks.
If a student has a learning disability such as dyslexia, they can take their exams in the office where the test is read to them.
Our State Board will also read the test to them, if they have adequate documentation of the disability.
Students with learning disabilities need to be provided with easy to read and easy to understand handouts in an outlined format. They need to be accommodated and seated in the front row. They should be provided with extra time to answer tests.
I think giving more time is doable and not disruptive.
On our campus, if a student says that they have a learning disability it is usually first brought to the attention of their program director, who then takes care of the proper channeling. I ask the student how I can best help them and proceed from there.
It takes simple steps, understanding, acceptance, respect, praises and patience to help students with learning disability.
Patience, understanding, and open communication are some of the most important things an instructor can offer to a student with a learning disability.
Hi Jennifer!
This is a very good approach. Have you thought about asking another student in the class to act as her mentor/learning partner?
Keep up the good work!
Jane Davis
ED106 Facilitator
I have a student who has a very difficult time understanding english. I find meeting with her one on one before class to help her prepare and undersatnd what materials will be covered helps her a great deal. She knows what topics we will be discussing and is ready to take notes. I also encourage her to place a star in her notes by any info she dosen't fully understand so we can go over it after class also helps her.
I have never personally been involved with instructing a student with learning diabilities. I found the ideas stated in this course helpful. Since these ideas are easy to access and do, I think when I am challanged with a new student with learning disabilities, I will be prepared.
Learning what works for the individual, not all techniques work the same way with different special needs students. Spendning time and asking them what you can do lets the student know they can succeed.
I have found that giving them some individual tutor time is helpful. It allows some extra time to grasp the subject and enables me to try to explain it in several different approaches to find which way works best.
Mark Robinson
If a student informs me of a learning disability, I refer them to the Program director and academic dean.
We often have students with reading and writing disabilities and we try to help them by showing them how to use the computer. How to use spell check. Other students that struggle to read, we will try to use more power point presentations and videos to teach with.
Personally I spend one-on-one tutoring with students that I have identified as low performing or possibly have some type of learning disability. Much of what we cover is repeated over and over with me asking and showing the student how to decode the learning information.
Yeah, we do it the same way you do.
Accommodations must be recommended by a school-appointed official and not by the student. Authentic documentation from a qualified phyisician is a must.
Students with doctor-documented learning disabilities are entitled to special accommodations, such as front- or preferred seat assignment, use of tape recorder, an interpreter, a note-taker, extended test-taking time, etc.
Honestly, I have not come across a student with this type of disability. I willb checking out the campus policy for future probems.
