College Success For Students With Learning Disabilities

Does your teen remember long division?

Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by Joan Azarva.

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Is your teen “rusty” doing math by long hand? Try this experiment: Ask your teen to sit down with a pencil and paper and solve this problem: 560,479 divided by 34. What happens?

Long division is a skill that seems to atrophy by the time many students with learning disabilities enter high school.

SMART MONEY quiz show!

Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Joan Azarva.

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The SMART MONEY game helps teach students the financial skills they need before they begin college.

An e-mail I received from a parent

Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Joan Azarva.

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Joan, I just got your link off a KY SPED listserv and I wish I would have known about you five years ago. I have a son who is getting ready to start his second year of college, but is still a freshman. I also have been mentoring for the past 15 years 3 African American male high school students who live in poverty and have learning disabilities. All four have graduated from high school and entered college. One has dropped out, two are hanging on by their fingernails (one of which is my son), and one is just starting.

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What High Schools Don’t Teach

Posted on 24. Jul, 2010 by Joan Azarva.

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Lack of foreknowledge of the college system and its unique expectations contributes to the high failure rate among students with disabilities.

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Did you know that…..?

Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Joan Azarva.

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“Did you know that…?” is a continually-updated column containing news that can help your teen navigate the high school-to-college transition, as well as learn strategies that keep allow him to thrive once admitted. Feel free to send suggestions for this column to info@conquercollegewithld.com