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Accommodation Accommodation Ideas for Students Ideas for Students
with Learning with Learning DisabilitiesDisabilities
By Mayda LaRosse, MABy Mayda LaRosse, MA
Job Corps ConferenceJob Corps ConferenceKansas City, KSKansas City, KS
November 19, 2002November 19, 2002
Topics We Will Discuss Topics We Will Discuss Today:Today:
How can JAN help academic How can JAN help academic instructors with accommodation instructors with accommodation issues involving students with LD? issues involving students with LD?
LD accommodations for the LD accommodations for the classroom classroom
LD resources LD resources
How Can JAN Help You Help How Can JAN Help You Help Your Students?Your Students?
JAN consultants can provide information JAN consultants can provide information on:on: accommodations for individual students in accommodations for individual students in
the classroom and on the job;the classroom and on the job; products and vendors;products and vendors; the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act,
Rehabilitation Act, and Social Security Rehabilitation Act, and Social Security regulations; andregulations; and
other resources that you might find helpful.other resources that you might find helpful.
Job Corps
+ JAN
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With the help of JAN, With the help of JAN, youyou will will be better able to serve your be better able to serve your
students by being prepared to students by being prepared to determine if:determine if:
suggested accommodations are reasonable,suggested accommodations are reasonable, a direct threat issue exists,a direct threat issue exists, an accommodation would cause undue an accommodation would cause undue
hardship,hardship, a student or applicant is qualified for the a student or applicant is qualified for the
program, andprogram, and there are other programs that might assist there are other programs that might assist
the student.the student.
JAN JAN cannotcannot::
diagnose a disability,diagnose a disability, determine if an applicant is determine if an applicant is
appropriate for Job Corps,appropriate for Job Corps, determine if an accommodation determine if an accommodation
request is reasonable, orrequest is reasonable, or review student records.review student records.
BeforeBefore Calling JAN: Calling JAN: know the applicant's limitations and abilities;know the applicant's limitations and abilities; know the requirements of the program(s);know the requirements of the program(s); know educational and psychological know educational and psychological
evaluation evaluation information, including the IEP (if applicable);information, including the IEP (if applicable);
know other vocational programs that are know other vocational programs that are available for the applicant if the one he/she available for the applicant if the one he/she is interested in does not work; andis interested in does not work; and
read allread all available information on the available information on the student/applicant.student/applicant.
Words Used to DescribeWords Used to DescribeLearning DisabilitiesLearning Disabilities
Specific Learning DisabilitiesSpecific Learning Disabilities DysgraphiaDysgraphia DyslexiaDyslexia DyscalculaDyscalcula Visual / Auditory PerceptionVisual / Auditory Perception
Limitations with:Limitations with:Specific Learning DisabilitiesSpecific Learning Disabilities
• student’s intelligence can be average (around 100) or above average
• student has difficulty understanding or using language, whether written or spoken
• student has an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, write, read, spell, or do mathematical calculations
Limitations with:Limitations with:DysgraphiaDysgraphia
student reverses letters when writingstudent reverses letters when writing student transposes letters when writingstudent transposes letters when writing student omits letters or words student omits letters or words student has poor spellingstudent has poor spelling student has illegible handwritingstudent has illegible handwriting
Limitations with:Limitations with: DyslexiaDyslexia
student sees letters or words reversedstudent sees letters or words reversed student sees letters or words transposedstudent sees letters or words transposed student omits letters or words when student omits letters or words when
readingreading
Limitations with:Limitations with:DyscalculaDyscalcula
student has difficulty with numbersstudent has difficulty with numbers student has spatial problemsstudent has spatial problems student has difficulty placing student has difficulty placing
numbers into vertical columnsnumbers into vertical columns student has difficulty performing student has difficulty performing
calculationscalculations
Limitations with:Limitations with:Visual PerceptionVisual Perception
student loses his place, skips words or student loses his place, skips words or whole lines of textwhole lines of text
student has difficulty copying from the student has difficulty copying from the board or a book, or has sloppy board or a book, or has sloppy handwritinghandwriting
student is disorganized and frustrated student is disorganized and frustrated when studying visual informationwhen studying visual information
student exhibits clumsiness student exhibits clumsiness
Limitations with:Limitations with:Auditory PerceptionAuditory Perception
student cannot recall verbal instructionsstudent cannot recall verbal instructions student does not maintain focus for an student does not maintain focus for an
intended purpose such as class lectureintended purpose such as class lecture student does not interpret or organize student does not interpret or organize
auditory information, which can affect:auditory information, which can affect: comprehension of conversation comprehension of conversation comprehension of directionscomprehension of directions critical thinking skills such as making critical thinking skills such as making
inferences or drawing conclusionsinferences or drawing conclusions
Case Studies and Case Studies and Accommodation Accommodation
Ideas For Learning Ideas For Learning DisabilitiesDisabilities
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student with LD in Job Corps has a student with LD in
the GED program. This student has the GED program. This student has dysgraphia and his handwriting is dysgraphia and his handwriting is illegible. This student has to write illegible. This student has to write paragraphs and essays for class paragraphs and essays for class work.work.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help him?might help him?
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student with LD in Job Corps has a student with LD in
the GED program. This student has the GED program. This student has dyslexia, and reads on a 4th grade dyslexia, and reads on a 4th grade level. He has difficulty reading the level. He has difficulty reading the textbook, tests, worksheets, and textbook, tests, worksheets, and other print material. other print material.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help him?might help him?
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student with LD in Job Corps has a student with LD in
the building maintenance program. the building maintenance program. He forgets to submit his project He forgets to submit his project summaries on time. summaries on time.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help him?might help him?
“talking” watch
“To Do” List
write outline
meet lab partner
print out graphs
Verbal Prompts
Electronic Organizers
Calendars
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student with LD in Job Corps has a student with LD in
the medical training program. She the medical training program. She has auditory processing problems, has auditory processing problems, and cannot take notes in class. and cannot take notes in class.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help her?might help her?
Use Laptop Computer or Alpha-Smart Device
camcorder
Carbonless note-taking systemCarbonless note-taking system
Share teacher’s notes with student
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student with LD in Job Corps has a student with LD in
the clerical program. She has the clerical program. She has dyscalcula, and has difficulty dyscalcula, and has difficulty performing mathematical performing mathematical calculations in her accounting calculations in her accounting class. class.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help her?might help her?
Case StudyCase StudyJob Corps has a student in the Job Corps has a student in the
building maintenance program. He building maintenance program. He has visual processing problems, and has visual processing problems, and cannot find his way to the cannot find his way to the maintenance shed from the maintenance shed from the classroom. classroom.
What classroom accommodations What classroom accommodations might help him?might help him?
Job Accommodation NetworkJob Accommodation Network a service of the a service of the
Office of Disability Employment Policy Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor of the U.S. Department of Labor
800-526-7234 800-526-7234 800-ADA-WORK 800-ADA-WORK All Lines Voice/TTYAll Lines Voice/TTY
http://www.jan.wvu.eduhttp://www.jan.wvu.edu