Students Who Learn Differently Overseas

Table of Contents:

Introduction

• Welcome!
• Statement of the Problem
• Purpose of the Study

Acknowledgments

• Sponsors
• FAWCO Clubs that responded to the original questionnaire (98) &/or addenda (99,00)
• Participating Organizations
• Participating Schools
• Project Participants for LD Support for Teachers Worldwide
• Translations
• Special Thank Yous

Preface

• Method of Study
• Overview
• Statement of Policy

Learning Differently

• Why Do Students Learn Differently?
• What is Dyslexia?
• What is ADD/HD?

Recognition and Assessment

• If You Think You Might Have a Student Who Learns Differently
• What are some of the Symptoms?
• Pre-school Recognition
• Later Recognition
• The Assessment
• If You Don't Agree
• If You or Your Student Does Learn Differently
• Whom should you tell?
• You're in Good Company!

Lack of Recognition

• Factors that Might Complicate Recognition
• Consequences of Ignoring the Fact that Students Learn Differently
• Additional Social Implications
• Depression - Be Aware

Metacognitive Thinking Skills

• Neurology and Brain Development
• Metacognition
• Learning Strategies
• Learning Styles
• Study Strategies
• Multiple Intelligences

At Home

• Nutrition
• Other Ways to Help
• Dealing with Homework
• Attitudes Toward School
• Tutors
• Special Considerations for Internationally Mobile Families
• Before the Move
• After the Move
• Good Suggestions Anytime

At School

• Interviewing at Schools
• International Schools
• International School Accreditation
• Options Offered At Some International Schools
• Host Country Schools
• Options Offered at a Flemish School
• International and Host Country Schools
• Elementary School
• Middle, High School and College
• 12 Things High School Students With ADD/ADHD Would Like Their Teachers To Know
• Tips for College-Bound Students
• Learning Support Assistance

Parent-Teacher Partnerships

• Suggestions for Teachers
• Suggestions for Parents
• The Conference
• 10 Things Parents Wish Teachers Would Do
• 10 Things Teachers Wish Parents Would Do

Tips for Teachers and Administrators

• Some Suggestions
• The Use of Computers as a Teaching Aid
• Continuing Education for Teachers
• Dyslexic Teachers

LD Support for Teachers Worldwide

• The Project
• Timetable
• The Final Project Paper Project
• Press Release - FAWCO Education Project to Help Students Worldwide
• Oral Presentation to the FAWCO Stockholm Conference 2003
• Details for Implementing the Project

Final Project Paper and Translations

• Afrikaans (Word doc)
• Albanian (Word doc)
• Arabic (Word doc)
• Czech (Word doc)
• Danish (Word doc)
• Dutch (Word doc)
• English (Word doc)
• Finnish (Word doc)
• French (Word doc)
• German (Word doc)
• Greek (Word doc)
• Hungarian (Word doc)
• Italian (Word doc)
• Japanese (Word doc)
• Latvian (Word doc)
• Luxembourgish (Word doc)
• Mandarin (Word doc)
• Norwegian (Word doc)
• Portuguese (Word doc)
• Russian (Word doc)
• Slovenian (Word doc)
• Spanish (Word doc)
• Swahili (Kiswahili) (Word doc)
• Swedish (Word doc)
• Thai (Word doc)
• Vietnamese (Word doc)

Support Groups, Activities, and Awards

• How to Create a Learning Support Program for Your Club
• Other Support Groups
• Online Support
• Other Activities
• Awards/Scholarships
• The FAWCO Foundation Special Challenges Fund
• Clements International's Expat Youth Scholarship
• Yes I Can! Awards

Legal Rights

• Examples and Resources
• Who Can Improve the Current State of Affairs?

Conclusions and Predictions

• A Good Time
• Visions of the Future
• The Future of this Research

Resources

• Audio, Visual and Computer
• Audio Tapes/CDs
• Video Tapes/DVDs
• Computer Programs
• Books
• Dyslexia
• ADD/HD
• Especially for Students
• Especially for Teachers
• For Everyone
• Useful Addresses by Country
• Websites
• General
• Specific

Appendix

• Results of the 1998 Questionnaire
• Results of the 1999 Questionnaire
• From the 1999 Addendum - Letters
• From Support for Teachers Worldwide
• Project Participants
• Project Sources
• Phase 1 - The 203 Initial Strategies
• Phase 2 - The 102 Strategies Chosen
• Resources Recommended by Project Participants

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