Description

The text, websites and videos provide helpful information about children who have the desire, drive and intellect to read and learn, yet reading is difficult for them.  Dyslexia is a learning difference that makes reading complicated.

"Written by two Ivy League graduates who struggled with learning disabilities and ADHD, Learning Outside the Lines teaches students how to take control of their education and find true success with brilliant and easy study suggestions and tips.

Every day, your school, your teachers, and even your peers draw lines to measure and standardize intelligence. They decide what criteria make one person smart and another person stupid. They decide who will succeed and who will just get by. Perhaps you find yourself outside the norm, because you learn differently—but, unlike your classmates, you have no system in place that consistently supports your ability and desire to learn. Simply put, you are considered lazy and stupid. You are expected to fail.

Learning Outside the Lines is written by two such “academic failures”—that is, two academic failures who graduated from Brown University at the top of their class. Jonathan Mooney and David Cole teach you how to take control of your education and find true success—and they offer all the reasons why you should persevere. Witty, bold, and disarmingly honest, Learning Outside the Lines takes you on a journey toward personal empowerment and profound educational change, proving once again that rules sometimes need to be broken."

Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes

Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student will be able to:

• understand that Dyslexia reflects a problem within the language system of the brain.
• analyze their student with learning disabilities and develop accommodations for that student.
• become aware of the errors, myths and fallacies that are perceived about students with learning difficulties.
• learn techniques and strategies that help students with learning difficulties.

Text:

Mooney, J and Cole, D. (2000). Learning Outside the Lines. NY: Simon & Schuster

The following assignments and projects are required for this course = 30 hrs.  This course is self-paced however feel free to email the instructor anytime during the course if you have any questions or concerns.

1. Read text including prologue (286 pages)
2. Watch videos and read articles on web
3. Write reflections (5) (1 page)
4. Research articles reviews from the Internet (2) - (write a half page review)
5. Essay - (overall what you have interacted with) (1 – 2 pages)

Course assignments and activities are designed to enhance students’ education and develop their skills in research, critical analysis, and academic writing. 

Online registration URL closes @ 5:00 p.m. on July 19, 2023.