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Accommodations -- Or Just Good Teaching?: Strategies for Teaching College Students with Disabilities »

Authors: Bonnie M. Hodge, Jennie Preston-Sabin
ISBN-13: 9780275956066, ISBN-10: 0275956067
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: October 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Bonnie M. Hodge

BONNIE M. HODGE is Associate Professor in the Developmental Studies Program at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

JENNIE PRESTON-SABIN is Associate Professor in the Developmental Studies Program at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Book Synopsis

A resource of specific teaching strategies that have proven effective in accommodating the learning needs of college students with disabilities.

Booknews

Presents a combination of case histories supplied by teachers and interpretation supplied by the editors concerning how to integrate "reasonable accommodations" in the college classroom. The first three chapters discuss general and legal issues. Subsequent chapters focus on various kinds of disabilities and disorders: attention, concentration, and memory difficulties; chronic health problems; hearing, vision, and mobility impairments; social behavior disorders; and speech and language difficulties. Appendixes address rights and responsibilities and key federal legislation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
Ch. 1	Making an Accommodation	1
	Explaining Learning Disabilities to Colleagues: Treatment and Accommodation	2
Ch. 2	Legal Issues Concerning All Faculty in Higher Education	5
Ch. 3	Integrating Reasonable Accommodations as a Part of Good Teaching	23
	Don't Overlook the Obvious	27
Ch. 4	Teaching Students with Attention, Concentration, or Memory Difficulties	31
	Identifying Good Teaching Practices	32
	Frank: Advocating for Oneself	34
	Textbook Marking: An Aid to Concentration, Comprehension, and Retention	36
	Katrina: Test Anxiety and User-Friendly Surroundings	40
	Math Strategies for Linda	41
	The Many Uses of Cassette Tapes in Teaching Composition to Learning Disabled Students	44
Ch. 5	Teaching Students with Chronic Health Problems	47
	Acceptance of Frustration - A Key to Learning	48
	Samantha: Time Management and Study Skills	50
Ch. 6	Teaching Students with Hearing Impairments or Deafness	53
	Algebra in a Silent World	54
	Hiding Behind the Hair	57
	Moving from American Sign Language to English Language Communication	58
Ch. 7	Teaching Students with Integrative Processing Difficulties	63
	Teaching Elementary Algebra to Learning Handicapped College Students: A Case Study	64
	I-PLAN: Self-Awareness and Self-Advocacy	69
	Pointing Toward Self-Sufficiency: Working with a Disabled Writer	71
	Teaching Writing to Dyslexics	74
	Phil: Recognizing Dyslexia as an Adult	76
	Building Houses: A Case Study of Directed Reading Journals in the Composition Classroom	77
Ch. 8	Teaching Students with Mobility Impairments or Motor Control Difficulties	81
	Angela: Capitalizing on Individual Strengths	82
	Test Accommodations: The Balancing Act	83
Ch. 9	Teaching Students with Social Behavior Disorders or Difficulties with Consistent Performance	87
	Helping Learning Disabled Students with Mathematics	88
	Working with Recovering Chemically Dependent Students	91
	Helping Students with Attention Deficit Disorder	96
	Barry: A Case Study on Social Adjustment	100
	Can We Talk?	103
Ch. 10	Teaching Students with Speech and Language Difficulties	107
	Hope and Help for Students with Severe Spelling Deficiencies	108
Ch. 11	Teaching Students with Visual Impairments or Blindness	113
	Scotopic Sensitivity: Irlen Syndrome	114
	Tactile Learning for the Blind and Visually Impaired	116
	Working with Students with Visual Disabilities	119
	Educating the Visually Impaired	121
Ch. 12	Forming a Coalition to Promote Student Growth and Success	125
	Teaching Strategies and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities	126
App. A	Key Federal Legislation	133
App. B	Accommodation Decision Making Process: Is the Student Qualified?	137
App. C	Rights and Responsibilities	141
	Index	143
	About the Contributors	147
	Recommended Reading and Resource List	155