LD Transition: Implications for Practice

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Transition to Employment for Adults with Learning Disabilities
Paul Gerber
Virginia Commonwealth University

Implications for Practice

• Incorporate soft skills “social skills” into curriculum for H.D. students.
• Focus on what students can do well “visible role models”
• Identify critical elements of ‘work world’ to be successful.
• Teach/assure students how to be successful in our adult education programs.
• We need to make sure teachers know what LD is and isn’t.
• We need to build more time into teaching students to understand their needs and self-advocate.
• If interview and social skills are so important to getting and holding a job, it’s important for teachers to understand how LD can affect a person’s oral communication skills and social skills, so students can be effectively trained.