Awareness

Becoming aware of your learning differences allows you to increase your sense of self-determination.  
You can use this awareness to describe the attributes that make you unique.

1) Read the student case study provided at your table group.
2) Save a Word document called "Case Study" to your personal network account.
3) Copy and paste the questions below into the document.
4) Answer each question based on the information from the case study.

     What is the definition of the word used to describe this person?
     What is their learning disability?
     What challenges does this person face?
     What strengths does this person demonstrate?
     What resources does this person use to reach their goals?

1) Save a Word document called "Words that describe me" to your personal network account.
2) Read through the document provided called "Words that describe people".
3) Highlight 10 words that describe you.
4) Make a list of the 10 words on your Word document.
5) Underline 5 words that you do not know but want to learn.
6) Use the internet to find the definition of the words.
7) Make a list of the 5 words and their definition on your Word document.



RESOURCES
2003, Success at Work: Transitions to Employment, ProEd