Mathematics and Disabilities Handbook: Guide for Students with LD, ADHD, TBI and Wounded Warriors -- eBook (Academic Success Press, 2012)
By Paul Nolting, Ph.D.
Colleges and universities are experiencing more difficulty in helping their students pass math courses and graduate. This is especially true for students with disabilities in LD, ADHD, TBI, and PTSD. Wounded warriors are the newest group that will struggle with passing math and will needs additional understanding about their math learning problems and appropriate accommodations and instruction. However, there is very little information on this subject.
This handbook the fourth in a series on helping students with disabilities become successful in math. The handbook has research and suggestions for disability coordinators, learning resource centers, department chairs, veteran coordinator, math instructors, counselors and deans. It has the most recent information on how LD, ADHD, TBI and PTSD affect math learning. The handbook suggests instructional strategies, math study skills and appropriate accommodations/strategies that pertain to the student, instructor, counselor and institution. Special attention is given to wounded warriors and improving their success in math courses. The handbook also has check lists for documentation of LD, ADHD and TBI along with a sheet that explains how cognitive ability factors influence math achievement and which factors are significant. It also can be use as a legal reference for appropriateness of accommodations, course substitutions, testing accommodations, and writing appropriate policies and procedures in light of the revised ADA. This handbook is a must for helping students under the revised ADA and for wounded warriors to become successful in college. Click here (www.academicsuccess.com) to learn more about the handbook.
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