On the following pages you will find a collection of educational strategies for students with learning differences . These strategies were collected over a four year period and are rooted in practice. Some of them arose out of conferences involving advisors and parents, and some from the creative teaching of the faculty. Still others came from the students themselves; bits of wisdom prefaced by, "Hey, I know something that works for me; why don't you try it!".

Rather than focusing solely on a student's difficulties, this collection of strategies addresses how to use a student's strengths to compensate for difficulties; how to celebrate and use those strengths in the classroom and at home. Rather than comparing the student to a normed group, we look for the peaks and valleys within that student's profile, i.e. "relative" strengths and difficulties. This "intra-student" rather than "inter-student" perspective is more meaningful for purposes of intervention.

This booklet is to be used by staff in conjunction with the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and multi-sensory planning handout, and will be a vital resource for lesson planning and for discussion of a student's learning style. The booklet is divided into two sections, LONG TERM GOALS IN AREAS OF RELATIVE STRENGTH and LONG TERM GOALS IN AREAS OF RELATIVE DIFFICULTY. Long term goals are those areas of strengths and difficulties commonly referred to in a psychological - educational evaluation. Goals are alphabetized and there is a glossary of technical terms on the last page.