How To Effectively Tutor Students With Disabilities

Description  Challenge - Providing tutoring solutions for students with disabilities This webinar will address the various challenges that some tutors have when working with students with disabilities and offer concrete solutions to those challenges. Key Takeaway This webinar will provide tutor training exercises and practices for working with students with disabilities. Overview Working with students who have disabilities can often be intimidating for tutors, especially for undergraduate tutors who may feel that they don’t possess the expertise to support this population adequately. Educating tutors on various disabilities while at the same time helping them develop an empathic understanding that everyone learns and processes information differently can better equip them to help students with disabilities. While there are many theories that can guide practice to train tutors in this area, one effective strategy is to utilize the concept of universal design as a framework to train tutors to work effectively with students with disabilities. Objectives Learn about how to help tutors understand the most common disabilities that college students experience Discuss strategies to help tutors develop empathy when working with tutees with learning disabilities Develop an understanding of the concept of universal design in learning and of how to introduce the concept to tutors Discover tutor training exercises and practices that integrate universal design Brainstorm ways for tutors to assess, identify and leverage resources for tutees with disabilities Who Should Attend Learning Center Staff & Administrators Tutoring Center Staff & Administrators Writing Center Staff & Administrators Learning Assistance Program Staff & Administrators Any educator interested in learning more about working with students with disabilities