Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities

ISBN# 1-934032-06-9
Self-Advocacy Skills for Students with Learning Disabilities
Publication Date: 2007

Henry B. Reiff, Ph.D.

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Paperback, 215 pp

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About the Author

Henry B. Reiff is Professor of Special Education and Dean of Student Academic Life at McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. He has co-authored three previous books on adolescents and adults with learning disabilities, including, Exceeding Expectations: Successful Adults with Learning Disabilities, which was selected by the American Library Association as a Top 20 LD resource. He resides in Westminster with his wife, Jacki and their two children.

Summary

Are you a student with a learning disability who aspires to a successful college career?

Are you a parent who recgnizes the role of self-advocacy for your college-bound child who has a learning disability?

Do you have guidance counseling responsibilities for students with disabilities who want to attend college?

If any of the above questions are reflective of your thoughts, then you will find this book to be a valuable and practical resource. The strategies contained herein are not only straight forward and easy to understand, but are based upon the author's research about successful adults with learning disabilities. The constant thread throughout the book is the meaning, value, and development of self advocacy in the life of students with learning disabilities.

Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1 -- Getting There
Self-Advocacy and Transition Planning for College
Things to Know Before Applying
Tips for Students
Tips for Parents
Tips for Guidance Counselors

Chapter 2 -- Staying There: Self-Advocacy in College
Three Things to Know
Goal Planning
Developing and Building Study Skills
Tips for Students
Tips for Parents
Tips for Guidance Counselors

Chapter 3 -- Making It In The World Beyond
Is Grad School in the Future?
Self-Advocacy -- The Gift that Keeps on Giving
Finding the Road to Success When You Can't Read the Directions
Accommodations in the Workplace
There's More to Life Than Work
Tips for Students
Tips for Parents
Tips for Guidance Counselors
Resources