This work presents the assistive use of a combination of technologies in language learning to individuals with high functioning disabilities within a higher education environment. The primary aim of this research is to introduce the initial findings of a pilot exploratory user test which aims to facilitate a better understanding of the suitability…

Only six states in India currently identify learning disabilities as a category of disability. This article highlights the challenges students with math learning disabilities face in their transition from secondary school to higher secondary education and Bachelor of Commerce degree programs in the state of Maharashtra. While the current…

Programmatic, multidisciplinary research provided converging brain, genetic, and developmental support for evidence-based diagnoses of three specific learning disabilities based on hallmark phenotypes (behavioral expression of underlying genotypes) with treatment relevance: dysgraphia (impaired legible automatic letter writing, orthographic…

Argues that ideology is a primary basis for definition in public discourse. Presents a case study of the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act to illustrate this. Examines and discusses three potential explanations for this ideology and its implications. (SC)

Data from seven nursing students with learning disabilities were analyzed using Stake's model for collective case studies. Five themes emerged: struggle, learning to learn with disabilities, time, social support, and personal stories. Direct instruction, structure, consistency, clear directions, organization, and positive instructor attitudes were…

Presents a case history of a student with a number of disabilities, one of which was severe dyslexia. Illustrates that it is possible for students with disabilities to gain a place in and succeed at courses for professions that also have a high practical content. (Author/CCM)

Although clinical testing is necessary for a final diagnosis of learning disabilities, spelling errors can serve as one of the major "red flags" to warn teachers of the possibility of their existence. Two steps that teachers can take to help poor spellers are: (1) determining the specific type of spelling weakness in light of the common…

The author of EC 604 973 comments on his case study of a first-year teacher with a learning disability. These reflections focus on the emotions of the first-year subject, the use of the case study approach, and methods of assisting teachers with learning disabilities in the workplace. (JDD)

Suggests countering deficit explanations and negative consequences by engaging students in investigations of academic literacies. Illustrates the potential of this approach for illuminating needed changes in literacy teaching and assessment practices by describing the school experiences of two nonmainstream learners at an Ivy League university.…

Reviews the literature on learning disabilities, focusing on countertherapeutic styles of interacting with college students. Illustrates problems in the counseling process (e.g., limiting client options, negative dependency, avoidance, premature termination) through a case example. (WAS)

Describes in detail a one-to-one writing conference between a graduate student tutor and a basic writer in a writing center. Raises questions of problem identification, the university context, learning disabilities, tutor training, professional development, and what constitutes good tutoring. (RS)

A study examined the experiences of eight undergraduate students with learning disabilities at a large state university. Data were gathered in interviews with the students, director of disabled student services, a tutor, and one faculty member. Analysis focused on student attitudes and behaviors affecting the college experience, institutional…

Explores the role of authoritative discourse in the "learning disabled" labeling of a student enrolled in a literacy course for preservice teachers. Provides a concrete example of the power of authoritative discourse and the role that teachers, through their pedagogy, may play in accepting or interrupting that discourse. (SG)

Describes, in a case study-like format, a cognitive strategy that might be helpful to the learning-disabled (LD) college student who must organize and write a longer text. Presents a brief description of an LD student and an actual writing assignment. Describes how the student completed the task. Discusses educational implications. (RS)

Offers a case study with information for students with learning disabilities who want to become lawyers. Describes procedures for getting into law school and taking the bar exam. (Contains 17 references.) (JOW)