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Orientation
Overview
LD Review
ADD/ADHD
Modify or Accommodate?
GED Tests
Learning Styles Strategies
Teaching Suggestions
LD & ESL/ESOL
Teaching Self-Advocacy
Teaching Social Skills
Learning Environments
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For information on Bridges to Practice training in your area, please contact:
Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director
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This is a method that should be part of a learning disabled student's vocabulary. If the learner can first focus on his/her strength, then identify the weak area and an explanation of an appropriate accommodation that will help, the learner will better be able to be successful in a variety of environments.

An example would be: "I am very good at building cabinets. However, I sometimes have difficulty in reading the written directions, but I have found that if the directions are read out loud, I can understand and follow them more accurately."

Winning experssion See how it works? Self-advocacy is a great skill for all students and should be taught and reinforced as part of any effective program.


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This program was developed by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Project Director, Florida Bridges to Practice, through an Adult Education State Leadership Grant from the Florida Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Education.

Content development by Dr. Rochelle Kenyon, Susan Pittman and Bonnie Vondracek. Proofing and editing by Meryl Eisenberg.  Web design and development by Dr. Debra L. Hargrove.

Disclaimer:  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this web-based training component, it is not an official publication of the Florida Department of Education.