If You Have Any Questions About the Information Included Within This Document, Or Concerning

This Student Support Documenthas been developed after analysis of specialist evidence and is designed to advise Colleges/Departments/Faculties of recommended support and adjustments for individual disabled students. This document is sent to you with the student’s consent and should be distributed on a ‘need to know’ basis only. It is acknowledged that the support and adjustments recommended herein may already be part of existing policy and practice.

If you have any questions about the information included within this document, or concerning the support which has been recommended, please do not hesitate to contactJune Massey (Disability Adviser) at . Further information on support and adjustments is located at: and for training courses, and resources at:

• Reading and absorbing information at speed
• Accuracy with reading, especially under time pressure (can lead to this student misunderstanding questions in a time pressure situation)
• Writing under time pressure.
• Rapid retrieval of information and organising his thoughts/ideas at speed which affects the speed at which he can produce written work
• Listening and note taking simultaneously
• Spelling
• Summarising information from texts at speed
• Processing verbal information at speed

• A synopsis at the start of the lecture & effective signposting throughout. At the conclusion of each lecture, review major points.

• Permission to record (this student has signed the University’s recording agreement)
• This student may need to take notes using a laptop computer
• Information should be left on the board to allow adequate copying time
• Copies of power points, handouts, and discussion documents,in advance
• Handouts should be on blue paper
• Powerpoint slides should be numbered and on a pastel coloured background to avoid glare

• Extra time to complete reading & writing tasks / flexibility over deadlines where possible
• Permission to record (this student has signed the University’s recording agreement)
• Provide this student with a copy of the supervision outline, where available
• Guidance with reading lists, directed reading tasks or modified reading lists
• Any group discussion materials could be e-mailed to this student in advance
• Where discussion material need to be read during a class or tutorial/supervision adequate time should be allowed to enable this student to process the information and respond
• Please give instructions clearly, ensuring that the student has the opportunity to either write them down or record them
• Repetition of information, instructionsor demonstrations may be necessary,
• If assignments are lengthy, please help the student break down the task into its component parts. Set deadlines for each part
• Please place subject specific/new vocabulary in context & provide repetition until this student has fully assimilated these new terms. A glossary of key terms/phrases would be helpful
• Tasks should be modelled(provide exemplars of expected work/assignments)
• Please provide detailed, written feedback on strong points of the essay or assignment as well as areas for improvement. Examples of how to put things right would help and also encourage the student to check for this in the future
• This student may need to contact you in order to clarify assignments. This student may need to re-phrase the assignment and send the re-phrased version to you via e-mail. Please then reply via e-mail, confirming that the student has understood the assignment or correcting misunderstandings.
• Please provide opportunities for practice – especially presentations

• Support needs as detailed above

• This student would benefit from extended library loans/ additional library privileges that may be available from the University’s library for students with specific learning difficulties.
• Please provide receipts for photocopying/ printing to enable this student to reclaim these costs from the funding body.

• 25% extra time in examinations
• The option of using a word-processor

• The use of a blue overlay

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