K-12 Experience for Students with Disabilities

Mandatory and Free

Teacher Responsibilities

Student Responsibilities

Classroom Experience

Course Materials

Student Support

·   -Trained to teach

·   -Adapts materials to student’s learning style

·   -Helps student learn and process information

      -Always checks student’s work

      -Reminds student of incomplete work

      -Reviews assignments and due dates

      -Structures time for students

      -Initiates help sessions

      -Available for talks before and after class

      -Provides parental support

      -Teacher advocates for student

      -Attends classes

      -Learns self-advocacy skills 

University Experience for Students with Disabilities

Voluntary and Expensive

Student Responsibilities

Teacher Responsibilities

Classroom Experience

Course Materials

Student Support

      -Needs to think about and synthesize unrelated topics

      -Takes responsibility for self

      -Accepts consequences of own decisions

      -Gets course material from syllabus

      -Often gets homework assignments from syllabus

      -Manages own time

      Needs to take notes

      -Needs to ask for help sessions

      -Attends professor’s office hours

      -Provides information to parents

      -Advocates for self

    -Trained as an expert in subject, not as a teacher

    -Holds office hours

    -May only lecture nonstop

    -Waits for student to ask for help

    -Does not check homework or student’s work

    -May not remind student of due dates