Hello  all, 
One of  the suggested topics I received when surveying subscribers about 
possible online  discussions was "Transition to Adulthood." 
I am  very pleased to announcement that Dr. Arlyn Roffman has  accepted my 
invitation to have an online discussion on this topic.  The  relevant 
information follows: 
Theme:   “Guiding  Teens with LD: Navigating the Transition from High School 
to  Adulthood.”    
Date:   November 8-9, 2007 
Learning  Disabilities Discussion List 
Guest:  Dr.  Arlyn Roffman 
Guest's  Bio: 
Dr. Arlyn  Roffman, author of the recently published Guiding Teens with 
Learning Disabilities:  Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood, 
(Princeton  Review/Random House) will be our next guest speaker on the topic of 
Transition on November 8 &  9. 
Dr. Roffman  is a Professor of Special Education at Lesley University in 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts, where she served as the founding director of the 
Threshold  Program, a non-degree transition program for young adults with LD, from  
1981-1996.  A licensed psychologist,  she also maintains a private practice 
focusing on the adjustment of youth and  adults with learning disabilities. 
Dr. Hoffman  earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Boston College, 
an M.Ed. in  special education from Lesley University, and a B.A. at 
Connecticut  College.  She is the author of  numerous articles and chapters on learning 
disabilities and two other books, A Classroom Teacher’s Guide to  
Mainstreaming and Meeting the  Challenge of LD in Adulthood. 
Dr. Roffman  has served on the professional advisory boards of the Learning 
Disabilities  Association of America (LDA), National Center for Learning 
Disabilities (NCLD),  the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disability Center, 
and several other  organizations.  She has consulted  and made conference 
presentations on issues related to special education and  psychology throughout the 
U.S. and abroad and has served as an expert witness on  several cases related 
to transition for students with  disabilities. 
Tentative Outline for the  Discussion 
1.     Laying the Foundation  for a Successful Transition 
·       What do K-12 teachers need to  know about how to prepare students for 
the real-life, practical challenges of  the adult world in terms of 
§    Continuing  education 
§    Entering the  workforce 
§    Participating in community  life? 
·       What do adult educators need  to know about their students’ needs 
beyond basic skills in order to help them  successfully transition into adult 
life 
2.     Meeting Students’ Legal  rights 
·       What does the law say about  transition during the middle and high 
school years? 
§      How  can teachers help students participate in the transition planning 
 process? 
·       What laws protect students  after a student exits high school? 
·       What can adult educators  expect students to know if they have been 
on an IEP in high school? What can  adult educators do for those who have not 
been diagnosed and served under  IDEA? 
Suggested Background  Reading 
To set the stage this discussion, please consider  reviewing / reading one or 
more of the  following: 
Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities: Navigating the  Transition from 
High School to Adulthood (Arlyn  Roffman) 
A Classroom Teacher’s Guide to  Mainstreaming (Arlyn Roffman) 
Meeting the Challenge of LD in Adulthood (Arlyn  Roffman) 
Researchers' Roundtable on Transition for Young Adults  with Learning 
Disabilities 
_http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=7_ 
(http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=787) 87
Transition to Adulthood: Focusing  on Life after High School 
_http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=9_ 
(http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=970) 70  
Research Roundup (_LDNews March 2006_ 
(http://www.ncld.org/content/view/879/480/) ) 
_http://www.ncld.org/content/view/881/480_ 
(http://www.ncld.org/content/view/881/480)   
Lastly, please begin by posting specific questions to the  List for Dr. 
Roffman based on the topic of Transition and her  tentative outline above.  We will 
continue collecting the questions  until Nov. 7, 2007,  the day before the 
discussion  begins. 
If you know of anyone interested  in the topic of Transition, kindly share or 
forward this announcement to  them. 
Information on how to subscribe  to the Learning Disabilities Discussion List 
- and how to post messages is  below. 
I encourage your participation  in this event and look forward to receiving 
your  questions. 
Thanks so  much, 
Rochelle 

Rochelle Kenyon
Moderator, NIFL/LINCS Learning Disabilities  Discussion List
Center for Literacy Studies at the University of  Tennessee
_RKenyon721 at aol.com_ (mailto:RKenyon721 at aol.com)  

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