Re: tutoring LD students

[Sara Kimball <skimball@uts.cc.utexas.edu>]

Wendy, I'm not completely sure of all of the ramifications of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act, but this student may have rights to 
testing under it. Your Dean of Students office or equivalent might know.
Sara Kimball

On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Wendy Wagner wrote:

> One of the students who comes in for tutoring is becoming a problem. She 
> is a frequent user of our drop-in service, but she seems not to be 
> benefitting. She failed her English class last semester and is retaking 
> it this semester. However, she visited us for 30 hours over the semester 
> (and the math lab, which is down the hall, for another 30 hours; she also 
> failed her remedial math class).
> 
> The best that I can tell (I'm not trained in this area) is that she has
> some sort of learning disability, perhaps an attention deficit disorder.
> She cannot focus well and is easily distracted. Yes, she should be tested,
> but that is expensive and may not be a realistic option for her (the 
> school wouldn't pay). I've spoken to her adviser, who told me that the
> student is just "slow" and needs to be worked with slowly, with things
> repeated over and over again until she "gets" it. I think 30 hours of
> tutoring suggests that her approach isn't working.