Workplace Literacy colleagues,

Many of you may find helpful the LD discussion scheduled for November
8-9.  Part of transitioning from high school is becoming a working
adult, and that will be of interest to us.  Note that Rochelle has
requested questions  be sent in before the start of the discussion on
November 9, so if there are issues you would like to see discussed,
please request them ahead.

Donna

 

 

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=787
<http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=787>  

 

Transition to Adulthood: Focusing on Life after High School

http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=970
<http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=970>  

 

Research Roundup (LDNews March 2006
<http://www.ncld.org/content/view/879/480/> )

http://www.ncld.org/content/view/881/480 

 

 

Lastly, please begin by posting specific questionsto 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 
 
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