ABSTRACT

College for Students with Learning Disabilities is the high school counselor’s best resource for preparing college-bound students with learning disabilities and related disorders.

Through a comprehensive lens, the book provides an overview of learning disabilities and related issues as they apply to the role of the high school counselor. The 6- to 8-week program outlined in the book provides a step-by-step guide for high school counselors to create and implement the program in their own schools. Each area of the program is explored in detail, covering topics such as college readiness, study skills, self-advocacy, and picking the right school.

Drawing on the lived experience of students with learning disabilities, current research, case studies and more, College for Students with Learning Disabilities advises counselors in a positive way and aims to change the lives of students with learning disabilities by preparing them for college in an effective, concrete way.

part 1|13 pages

The Background Work

chapter 1|8 pages

Why This Book?

chapter 2|3 pages

What Are Learning Disabilities?

part 2|32 pages

Most Common Learning Disabilities

chapter 3|5 pages

Dyslexia

chapter 4|5 pages

Dyscalculia

chapter 5|6 pages

Dysgraphia

chapter 7|8 pages

Nonverbal Learning Disorder

part 3|29 pages

Related Disorders

chapter 9|5 pages

Dyspraxia

chapter 10|5 pages

Executive Function Disorder

chapter 11|9 pages

Memory Issues

part 4|95 pages

Our Role as Counselors

part 5|63 pages

The Comprehensive Program

chapter 19|5 pages

Building the Program

chapter 20|56 pages

The Program