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Students with Disabilities

It is critical to remember that students with disabilities are, first and foremost, students:  people involved in the pursuit of knowledge. We must also remember that very often the strategies and scaffolding we offer students wth disabilities can also support and offer assistance to our general educaion students as well.

Starting on a Positive Note

One practice I use in my career college classroom that has helped me meeet the needs of all my students, perhaps especially those with disabilities, has been to ask all students to write me a letter during our very first class meeting.  In the letter, I ask students to tell me anything I might need to know to help them be successful in our course.  I have had many students tell me "I have dyslexia" or "I had an IEP in high school"; this cues me in to a need for scaffolding and support for which I might not otherwise have been aware. … >>>