I found the information on questioning very helpful. 

A good questioning technique is to call on individual students rather than calling on the student who raises his or her hand or shouts out the answer first. If you let students shout out the answers or call on only those who raise their hands it won’t be long before only a few students are answering questions. The other students quickly learn that they can disengage since they will not be called upon. Students with learning disabilities have learned to become invisible in classes because they seldom are able to process and… >>>

It is important to know when mentoring students with disabilities that the workplace still needs to maintain a level of "production or service". They can provide accommodations but students need to understand real limitations when choosing a career path. 

Diagnosing learning disabilities is difficult leaving some students without supports.

Colleges are not obligated to provide special supports but can offer accommodations. 

I intend to build relationships with my students so they feel comforting sharing their disability with me and any support that they have learned help them in the classroom. 

I learned about the stages of reading, the average reading level of most individuals and the life long struggles of individuals with learning disabilities. 

I hope to use this information and the other knowledge I will take away from this course to support my students. 

Comment on Dennis Secara's post:  

Dennis, this is an unusual use of portfolios. In grad school, I began a portfolio and continued to add to it as I grew and learned. I am grateful for the process but would hate to see it as an evaluation method.

I really enjoyed this section. I never thought that much about how allowing an ESL student to access his or her mother language could aid in learning English. When I have studied Spanish (very little), I was always connecting the base of Spanish words with the base of English words. Both often had Latin parallels. Even as I communicate with my brother and his friends whose mother language is American Sign Language (ASL), it is obvious how logically ASL aligns with English.

One factor in teaching nursing is that in the United States, the NCLEX is given in English. While… >>>

Support for these individuals is very important for their success and as instructors we need to be always aware of each individuals needs.

IEP can be a useful tool for a student with disability.

The differences are quite important.

This is certainly an important topic to understand so we may help these individuals.