Learning Disabilities
Are tutors the best offering we have for students with learning disabilities within college level classes?
Often, I am challenged with students that I am sure need help, that my classes will not fully provide. Some simply do not have the tools or have disabilities that have gone undiagnosed for years.
For some students with LD tutoring by peers or work in groups gives better results than having an instructor as a tutor.
Annette,
Actually, tutoring is NOT a required service for students with disabilities under the law. tutors are, by definition, a success-oriented service, not an access-oriented strategy. On the other hand, accommodations are meant to provide equal access to the opportunity to be successful. I would venture to guess that you have seen lots of students over the years who do NOT have disabilities, and do not have tools to make it academically, and we have to accept that.
Dr. Jane Jarrow
