Students with Learning Disabilities in the University Environment

The aim of the present study was to examine the impact of microteaching on professional competence among four pre-service student teachers enrolled in the program of special education for students of learning disabilities in the Faculty of Education. The researchers indicated the theoretical conceptions of professional competencies, pre-service training, practicum in learning disabilities, and microteaching. The study conducted through three stages: baseline, intervention, and follow up. The researchers used a checklist as the tool of the study. The study was conducted during the field training of the subjects as they were asked to prepare and carry out the entire individual teaching lesson in the resource rooms affiliated to the public education schools. Microteaching sessions were also administrated at the university campus in Najran. The results of the study indicated significant improvements in the professional competencies among the four pre- service students as it was moderate at baseline (68%) for the four participating pre-service students. The subjects maintained the targeted skills in one measurement and after two weeks of the study (89%) indicating the significance of the microteaching in developing pre- service teachers required skills.

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Hidden Disabilities

10.4018/978-1-7998-7359-4.ch006 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 104-114

Author(s):

Cheryl Irish

Keyword(s):

Learning Disabilities ◽

Students With Disabilities ◽

Bachelor's Degree ◽

Nonverbal Learning Disabilities ◽

Students With Learning Disabilities ◽

Post Secondary ◽

Hidden Disabilities ◽

Nonverbal Learning ◽

Research Findings ◽

The University

Students with disabilities are choosing post-secondary educational options at increasing rates. While students with learning disabilities are endeavoring to earn degrees, many have typically struggled to meet the academic requirements. Research findings suggest that appropriate academic support tailored to individual needs and provided throughout the course of study can be effective in assisting students to attain a bachelor's degree. Effective supports for college students with learning disabilities include strategies that allow for multiple means of engagement, representation, and expression. This chapter will explore the college journey of a young man with nonverbal learning disabilities. The characteristics of NVLD and how those characteristics were expressed in his life will be reviewed. The student and a professor from the university discuss specific supports that lessened the effects of deficient executive function and information processing. The author also shares how the ongoing supports provided in college facilitated the student's attainment of a bachelor's degree.

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Students with Learning Disabilities at University

5th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'19) ◽

10.4995/head19.2019.9210 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sandra Zecchi

Keyword(s):

Learning Disabilities ◽

Learning Disorders ◽

University Teaching ◽

Students With Learning Disabilities ◽

University Courses ◽

The Subject ◽

Educational Paths ◽

Practical Experiences ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

Specific Learning Disorders involve a plurality of functions that impact the decoding of the alphabetic code. They have an evolutionary character, that is, vary according to the age of the subject. The present work, connected to positive practical experiences, investigates the characteristics of DSAs in adulthood and the impact with university teaching. It presents the outcomes in progress of an interdisciplinary project (including pedagogical, medical and engineering area). Learning Disabilities (LD) disorder are relatively new for the education at the university level, and have therefore pushed teachers and researcher to define research projects, both scientific and pedagogic, aimed to suit the needs of LD students. In such perspective, due to the high variability of LD manifestations and degrees and also to the peculiar students’ features, a multidisciplinary approach and strategies are required to identify personalized educational paths for LD students while respecting, the specificity and the objectives of the different university courses.

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College STAR for Librarians

North Carolina Libraries ◽

10.3776/ncl.v74i1.414 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 74 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Clark Nall

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

North Carolina ◽

Learning Disabilities ◽

Universal Design ◽

Universal Design For Learning ◽

Success Rates ◽

Students With Learning Disabilities ◽

Innovative Program ◽

Design For Learning ◽

The University

College STAR is an innovative program of the University of North Carolina system intended to improve success rates for college students with learning disabilities. Librarians can learn from the example of College STAR and from its underlying theory, Universal Design for Learning.

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