College for students with learning disabilities a school counselor's guide to fostering success/ Mati Sicherer

Includes index.

College for Students with Learning Disabilities is the high school counsellor’s best resource for preparing college-bound students with learning disabilities and related disorders. Through a comprehensive lens, the book provides an overview of learning disabilities and related issues as they apply to the role of the high school counsellor. The 6- to 8-week program outlined in the book provides a step-by-step guide for high school counsellors to create and implement the program in their own schools. Each area of the program is explored in detail, covering topics such as college readiness, study skills, self-advocacy, and picking the right school. Drawing on the lived experience of students with learning disabilities, current research, case studies and more, College for Students with Learning Disabilities advises counsellors in a positive way and aims to change the lives of students with learning disabilities by preparing them for college in an effective, concrete way.