Learning Disability Module
- Learning Objectives
- Overview
- Historical Perspective
- Definition of Learning Disabilities
- Types of Learning Disabilities
- Trends and Prevalence
- Success in College and Learning Challenges
- Accommodations for Students with Learning Disabilities
- Impact of Learning Disabilities on Social and Personal Interactions
- Perceptions and Myths
- References
- Additional Resources
- Review
Additional Resrouces
How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T City Workshop by Rick Lavoie, 1989:
http://www.ricklavoie.com/videos.html
Processing segment from FAT City:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhzh9kt8z7c
Reading and Decoding segment from FAT City:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx5kr2T7rK8&feature=related
Misunderstood Minds produced by WGBH Educational Foundation, 2002:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/
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UDI Online Project. (2011). Learning Disabilities (LD) Module. Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability, University of Connecticut, Storrs. http://udi.uconn.edu/index.php?q=content/learning-disability-module.