Many more students with language-based learning disabilities, ADHD, and executive function weakness are attending college now. This interactive session will provide basics that every educator should know. Participants will ponder someone they know whose learning suggests one of these learning disabilities and will generate teaching strategies that are likely to accommodate both particular and wide-ranging [...]
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Learning Disabilities 101: Basics for the College Classroom
Posted Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 by maryannTeaching and Engaging Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education
Posted Thursday, April 9th, 2009 by Maryellen WeimerColleges have many diverse students, and there is an increase in first-generation students who may be at risk-students with learning disabilities and those who arrive unprepared for the academic rigors of college. Professors must be prepared to reach all the students in their courses. When dealing with unprepared students, professors must use learner-centered educational methods [...]