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Transition to college for our kids

Posted by: " Joan Azarva " transitionsuccess@... transitionsuccess

Sat May 16, 2009 11:11 pm (PDT)

I would like to introduce myself as I am new here. My name is Joan Azarva,

and I am a special ed parent -- except I am " over the hump " . I have an adult

son with LD/ADD who graduated college successfully.

I

have also worked with students with LD for nearly 35 years, the last 13

of which were as a college Learning Specialist. I resigned from that

position however in 2006, frustrated that I was spread too thinly to

prevent my students from failing - this is a common scenario at many

colleges.

I don't have to tell you that while students with

learning differences are attending college in record numbers, their

success rate is still dismal as compared to their peers. This is

because high school and college are entirely different systems. Not

only do students arrive at college with many misconceptions, they are

also sorely-ill-prepared; this combination often causes their demise.

Once

I resigned, I made it my mission to help students PROactively than

REactively. I started a FREE e-list to distribute articles, news,

tips, etc on achieving post-secondary success -- please go to

http://www.conquercollegewithld.com . I would appreciate your spreading the

word of this e-list.

I am passionate about success for this cohort - it's about time our students

received a fair shot at college success