Chapter 9 Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities

Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults 1

Problems Faced by Adolescents with LD Severe deficits in basic academic skills n Below average performance in content area courses n Deficits in workrelated skills n Passive academic involvement n Lack of motivation n Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults 2

Placements of Students with LD, Ages 12 -18

Transition Plan Beginning at age 14 1. Current levels of performance 2. Interests and aptitude 3. Post-school goals 4. Transition activities 5. Designate responsible persons 6. Review n Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults 4

The Power of Learning Strategies If you give a starving man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you teach the man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. If you teach an adolescent with learning disabilities a fact, you help the student for the moment. Burt if teach this student how to learn, learn you help the student for a lifetime. 5

Steps for Teaching a Learning Strategy http: //www. ku_crl. org 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Teacher pretests students and obtains a commitment Teacher describes the learning strategy Teacher models the strategy Students verbally practice the strategy Students have controlled practice and feedback Students have advanced practice and feedback Teacher post-tests students and obtains a commitment Students generalize the learning strategy Center for Research on Larning. University of Kansas 6

Accommodations for College Students (1) n n Extending time to complete program Adaptive method of instruction Substituting alternative course for required course Modifying or substituting for the foreign language requirement Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults 7

Accommodations for College Students (2) n n n Allow for part-time study Modify exam procedures Provide audiotapes of student textbooks Provide note-takers to help students with lectures Offer counseling services Obtain books on tape Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults 8