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College staff can help them understand themselves better and through this approach help them become more efficient and more successful adult learners.

Harrison, Shari. 2003. "Creating a Successful Learning Environment for Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities: Policy and Practice." Journal of College Reading and Learning, Vol. 33.

Harrison argues that college and university instructors should examine how they teach to ensure that their instructional approaches make it possible for all kinds of learners to succeed. She gives specific examples of skills instructors can incorporate into their college classroom, and that approaching the classroom in this way will help ensure that all students of a diverse college population have the opportunity to succeed academically.

Heiman, Tali, and Kariv, Dafna. 2004. "Manifestations of Learning Disabilities in University Students: Implications for Coping and Adjustment." Education, Vol. 125.

In this article, the authors interviewed thirty students with learning disabilities in order to evaluate their difficulties in three areas: academic, behavioral and emotional.
They evaluated the students' understanding of their struggles and looked at the existing literature on the subject. They found that the students were able to become self-reliant students whose needs for special accommodations decreased over time as they learned to cope with their own learning differences.

Milne, Nancy V., and Stage, Frances K. 1996. "Invisible Scholars: Students with Learning Disabilities." Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 67.

Milne and Stage looked at how well programs for students with learning disabilities actually met the needs of the students making use of them and suggested specific things schools could do to empower these students. They suggested that students using school tutors should complete evaluations on the tutors to aid future students in choosing a tutor. They suggested that workshops should be held to educate tutors as well as other instructional staff on the needs of students with learning disabilities. They also suggested that universities help facilitate networking among.....

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