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Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities

Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities. Problems Faced by Adolescents with LD. Severe deficits in basic academic skills Below average performance in content area courses Deficits in work-related skills Passive academic involvement Lack of motivation.

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Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities

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  1. Chapter 9. Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities

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

  3. Placements of Students with LD, Ages 12-18

  4. 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 Chap 9. Adolescents and Adults

  5. 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, you help the student for a lifetime.

  6. Steps for Teaching a Learning Strategyhttp://www.ku_crl.org • 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

  7. Accommodations for College Students (1) • 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

  8. Accommodations for College Students (2) • 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

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