Questions designed to help college-bound learning-disabled students and their parents evaluate a college's support services and programs cover such areas as pre-admission counseling, parent counseling, access to course syllabi, orientation programs, library services, modified admissions procedures, visits to college classrooms, testing options,…

This portfolio establishes the work and the skill levels of learning support students as well as being a vehicle for driving curriculum and establishing achievable work outcomes for these students. The portfolio was developed to give students, parents, and educators the opportunity to work together collaboratively to identify needed appropriate…

This introduction to the library system at the College of Wooster in Ohio provides pertinent advice and information that is designed to enable the student with a specific learning disability to become an effective library user. Following the introductory chapter, which includes descriptions of the audience for whom the manual is written and how it…

This guide for learning-disabled postsecondary students in Colorado was prepared from information obtained in a survey of 43 postsecondary schools and colleges in Colorado. An introductory section titled "Getting Started" explains the types of postsecondary schools, admissions policies, terminology, and types of services for…

Designed for teaching students in regular and special education classes, the guide provides an instructional approach (as opposed to a counseling approach) to teaching social and behavioral skills. This approach, based on the premise that behavioral skills can be developed through instruction, drills, and applied practice, employs concepts from…

This handbook was developed for students with disabilities applying to or attending St. Philip's College (Texas) and provides information about admission, how to register for classes, what kind of special services are available for students with disabilities, how to obtain services, and how to maintain services. First, summaries are provided of…