Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id eALMhW923181; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:43:32 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 17:43:32 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.4.10.10011211438480.15615-100000@empire.scs.unr.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Elizabeth Gifford <lizg@unr.nevada.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:3285] RE: Help with College Prep Skills X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: O Content-Length: 1503 Lines: 42 Thank you, Judy! I think I am going to send my son to the Lindamood bell program, in hopes that they will at least provide him with a positive and accepting atmosphere (and perhaps even improve his skills - or at least give him an experience of success). Thanks again, Liz On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 JATDP@aol.com wrote: > Liz, > This is also not an expert's opinion, but a short story shared between moms. > > I have a friend (who also happens to be a teacher) who has two sons with > learning disabilities. When her oldest son was still in high school, > struggling with little help from teachers dispite much parental advocacy, she > sent him to a summer program/camp in New Hampshire specifically for kids with > LD. It was a mixture of true summer camp activities including hiking, > kayaking, etc, but with lots of speciailized intense tutoring mixed in. What > seemed to make a huge difference for my friend's son were three things - > there were activities that he really enjoyed and did well (the outdoors > stuff); he was with a bunch of young adults that also had learning > disabilities, it was the norm at this camp; and the specialized tutoring > designed to meet his needs and strengths gave him some successes in academic > work. > > The story has a happy ending, he graduated from college this past year. > > Judy Titzel > Providence, RI > Elizabeth V. Gifford Project Director UNR Smoking Cessation Project Department of Psychology / 298 Reno, NV 89557 (775) 784-1395
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