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5 Revisiting the case studies

It’s time to apply the knowledge and skills that you’ve acquired throughout this course.

Activity 4 Revisiting Amaka, Ben, and Chandru

Timing: Allow about 20 minutes

Let’s revisit the case studies introduced in Week 4 one more time. Consider everything you’ve read about Amaka, Ben, and Chandru’s profiles, and fill in the following boxes as much as you feel possible with the information available:

Table 3 Revisiting Amaka, Ben, and Chandru
Amaka Ben Chandru
Condition(s)
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Statement(s) or information that suggest this condition
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Challenges (existing, or that you foresee)
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Strengths (existing, or that you’d recommend)
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Strategies (existing, or that you’d recommend)
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Reasonable adjustments (existing, or that you’d recommend)
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Table 3 Revisiting Amaka, Ben, and Chandru (completed)
Amaka Ben Chandru
Condition(s)

dyslexia

dyspraxia

dyslexia

ADHD

dyslexia

potential dyscalculia

Statement(s) or information that suggest this condition
  • ‘read more slowly than her peers, she found spelling difficult, and her handwritng was very messy’
  • ‘clumsy and prone to falling over frequently’
  • ‘difficulty in multitasking’
  • ‘sacrificing social events to keep up with her academic commitment’
  • ‘difficulties with co-ordination’
  • ‘seeing practical solutions’
  • ‘reading these drawings and spotting errors’
  • ‘hard to focus’
  • ‘reading and writing challenging’
  • ‘put off tasks’
 
  • ‘enjoyed meeting new people’

  • ‘finding the right solutions’

  • ‘struggled with reading and writing’

  • ‘multiplication table difficult’

 
Challenges (existing, or that you foresee)
  • lack of concentration
  • difficulties with sequencing
  • slow processing
  • taking notes
  • writing logically
  • slow reading rate
  • time management
  • poor listening skills
  • low self-esteem
  • organisation
  • writing logically
  • slow reading rate
  • distractibility
  • lack of concentration
  • organisation
  • writing logically
  • slow reading rate
  • organisation
 
Strengths (existing, or that you’d recommend)
  • motivation
  • determination
  • problem-solver
  • ability to visualise in 3D
  • mentally rearranging designs and information
  • ability to manipulate and match images
  • problem-solver
  • ability to visualise in 3D
  • rearranging designs and information
Strategies (existing, or that you’d recommend) Already in place:
  • family support
  • student support team
  • assistive technology (AT)
  • record lectures
  • presentations and slides available prior to lectures and seminars
  • positive teacher attitudes
  • supportive teacher
  • mind-mapping
  • assistive technology
Reasonable adjustments (existing, or that you’d recommend)
  • speech-to-text software
  • extended time and deadlines for assessments
  • leniency towards spelling errors