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Barbara Reed: Visionary Storyteller And Dramatist, Jane M. Gangi
Barbara Reed: Visionary Storyteller And Dramatist, Jane M. Gangi
Education Faculty Publications
Barbara Reed, now in her eighties, is an individual who, for over fifty years, has been a leader in both children's drama and storytelling (for children and adults). It is because of her tenacious love of the performing arts that they flourish—albeit in some places more than others-for us today. Because of her, the imaginative lives of children and adults continues cyclically, each generation passing onto the next the rich experiences to be found in drama and storytelling.
Compensation Strategies Used By High-Ability Students With Learning Disabilities Who Succeed In College, Sally M. Reis, Joan M. Mcguire, Terry W. Neu
Compensation Strategies Used By High-Ability Students With Learning Disabilities Who Succeed In College, Sally M. Reis, Joan M. Mcguire, Terry W. Neu
Education Faculty Publications
To investigate how high-ability students With learning disabilities succeed in postsecondary academic environments, 12 young adults with disabilities who were successful at the university level were studied. Extensive interviews with these young adults provided examples of the problems faced by high-ability students with learning disabilities, as well as the specific compensation strategies the used to address and overcome these problems. Four of the participants had been identified as having a learning disability in elementary school; six were identified in junior or senior high school; and two were not diagnosed until college. The participants believed that having a learning disability was …