Attention Deficit Disorder in College: Faculty and Students. Partners in Education.

Autor/inn/en	Latham, Patricia H.; Latham, Peter S.
Institution	National Center for Law and Learning Disabilities, Cabin John, MD.
Titel	Attention Deficit Disorder in College: Faculty and Students. Partners in Education.
Quelle	(1998), (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Access to Education; Attention Deficit Disorders; Classroom Environment; Classroom Techniques; College Role; College Students; Educational Legislation; Educational Strategies; Etiology; Federal Legislation; Higher Education; Student Rights; Teaching Methods; Testing Accommodations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Klassenführung; Collegestudent; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Lehrstrategie; Ätiologie; Bundesrecht; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Testing process; Accessibility (for disabled); Accessibility; Disabled person; Testdurchführung; Testen; Barrierefreiheit; Zugänglichkeit; Behinderter
Abstract	This publication provides an overview of attention deficit disorders (ADD) and the legal rights of college students with ADD. Possible accommodations that schools can make for students with ADD are provided and include: (1) provide structure and reduce distraction in class; (2) simplify and repeat instructions, as necessary, both orally and in writing; (3) give frequent and specific feedback from faculty and disability services staff; (4) provide accommodations such as priority registration, reduced course loads, taped textbooks, tape recorders, course modifications, tailored assignments, modified text books, priority seating in the front of the room, study guides, and summaries of important points; (5) provide test accommodations such as extra time, quiet room, alternative formats, and opportunities to seek clarification; (6) allow course substitutions to fulfill certain requirements, e.g., for foreign language and mathematics; (7) offer as electives alternative learning style courses; (8) educate the student regarding ADD, coping strategies, and advocacy techniques; (9) encourage the use of support groups, counselors and advisors to assist with academic, career and other issues; and (10) review rules and expectations and use behavioral management techniques as needed. Possible strategies for students with ADD are provided and a list of organizational resources is included. (CR)
Anmerkungen	National Center for Law and Learning Disabilities, P.O. Box 368, Cabin John, MD 20818; telephone: 301-469-8308; fax: 301-469-9466.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01