New NIFL Learning Disabilities Listserv Discussion
Dr. Arlyn Roffman will be joining the NIFL Learning Disabilities listserv to discuss the topic of "Guiding Teens with LD: Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood."
Discussion will take place on the NIFL Learning Disabilities listserv on November 8 and 9. If you are not already subscribed to the NIFL Learning Disabilities listserv, you may do so by going to: http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/LearningDisabilities
Dr. Arlyn Roffman, author of the recently published Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities: Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood, (Princeton Review/Random House) will be our next guest speaker on the topic of Transition on November 8 & 9.
Dr. Roffman is a Professor of Special Education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she served as the founding director of the Threshold Program, a non-degree transition program for young adults with LD, from 1981-1996. A licensed psychologist, she also maintains a private practice focusing on the adjustment of youth and adults with learning disabilities.
Dr. Hoffman earned her Ph.D. in developmental psychology at Boston College, an M.Ed. in special education from Lesley University, and a B.A. at Connecticut College. She is the author of numerous articles and chapters on learning disabilities and two other books, A Classroom Teacher's Guide to Mainstreaming and Meeting the Challenge of LD in Adulthood.
Dr. Roffman has served on the professional advisory boards of the Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA), National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD), the National Adult Literacy and Learning Disability Center, and several other organizations. She has consulted and made conference presentations on issues related to special education and psychology throughout the U.S. and abroad and has served as an expert witness on several cases related to transition for students with disabilities.
Suggested Background Reading
To set the stage this discussion, please consider reviewing / reading one or more of the following:
Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities: Navigating the Transition from High School to Adulthood (Arlyn Roffman)
A Classroom Teacher's Guide to Mainstreaming (Arlyn Roffman)
Meeting the Challenge of LD in Adulthood (Arlyn Roffman)
Researchers' Roundtable on Transition for Young Adults with Learning Disabilities http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=787
Transition to Adulthood: Focusing on Life after High School http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=970
Research Roundup (LDNews March 2006) http://www.ncld.org/content/view/881/480