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Youth and Adults with LD
Modular Readings: Chapter 13, Bender text, pages - 346-367
Major Presentation(s) - Caucus Conference
$1,000,000 Question: HOW CAN WE
IMPROVE THE PROGNOSIS FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES?
INTEREST BOX 13.1, p. 158 ........ADVANCE ORGANIZER
Concerns for youth and adults with LD:
1) Career education
2) Daily living skills
3) Functional academics
4) Survival skills
Effective College/University Programs
Types of services for LD students include:
1) administrative support services
2) assessment services
3) support for college/university faculty to adapt their courses
Effective Vocational Education Programs
Concentrate on an array of skills including:
1) interpersonal skills
2) job related academic skills
3) job related vocational skills
Prognosis for Vocational Outcomes for LD Students
1) between 60-80% young adults work post-secondary
2) often become stuck at entry level positions
3) don’t receive raises as often as other workers
4) tend to change jobs more frequently
5) outcomes=less than totally positive
Prognosis for Young LD Adults in Social/Emotional Area
1) experience many similar social/emotional difficulties that adolescents experience
2) generally-more limited social lives than nondisabled peers
3) generally-more problems with emotional adjustments post school period
4) generally-more difficulty legally
QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS, POINTS TO
PONDER
Two types of developmental studies --retrospective and longitudinal--are discussed in Bender, chapter 13. Problems (e.g. school records) exist with data generated from the first type compared with the expense of the second type. You may want to obtain copies of the studies cited in the text and/or find similar Canadian studies and review the research designs. How can our high schools and board administrators become more proactive in improving high school outcomes for LD students?
Discuss the three foci of good vocational training programs-interpersonal skills, job-related academic skills, and job-related vocational skills- with colleagues in the secondary schools in your local district.
What areas are currently being covered in secondary vocational education programs?
What areas need more emphasis?
How should vocational education change in order to accommodate LD youth?
NOTE: You do not have to comment or respond to each of the above. However, if you feel strongly in favour of or opposed to any of the above, please respond or probe our thinking in Caucus as M3SI1.
Comment on the Major Presentations around the topical ideas of this strand in Caucus at the CRITIC’S CORNER.
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