Transition to college for our kids

[Guest guest]

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 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!