Life Success For Students With Learning Disabilities:
A Teacher Guide
Additional Activities: Self Awareness
LD Awareness
After reading the definition of LD and discussing it with students, ask, “What is your learning disability?” The activity may be conducted in several ways:
It can be an individual activity.
Students can write, tape, or dictate.
Volunteers share with group.
Students discuss diversity of classroom, etc.
Note: This is good as a pre-, post test to assess students’ progress in understanding their disability.
Through the Eyes of an Employer
List several things a young person at the age of your students might do that would effect later employment (e.g., A boy is arrested for shoplifting at the age of 13. A student wins the state spelling bee. A paperboy has won awards for doing an outstanding job. A girl is caught smoking pot in 9th grade).
After each statement, ask
Would this help or hurt a person looking for a job?
Why?
Can you think of any jobs where this might really help?
Can you think of jobs where this would have no effect?
Personality Collages
Hand out large pieces of construction paper. Have students write their name at the top and divide the poster into 4 parts.
Have them title the four squares My Pet, Favorite Food, Favorite Hobby or Sport, Future Dreams and post along the walls.
On the first day, have students bring in pictures of themselves at various ages.
On successive days, have students bring in pictures that represent each category.
Have students glue the pictures in the appropriate box on the poster.
Give ample time for students to share about their own poster and view the posters of others.
Additional Activities: Self Awareness
