Rachel
Rachel is a junior at UNH with a passion for learning. Although she has always loved to learn, Rachel’s learning disability was always seen before her thirst for knowledge. Trying out different majors at UNH, Rachel is not sure what she will finally major in but she does know that her dream is to create educational change in our schools for students with disabilities.
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BEING A STUDENT IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
INTERNING IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM
LEARNING TO LOVE TO WRITE
MAKING THE TRANSITION TO COLLEGE
ACCOMMODATIONS
STRATEGIES
CHOOSING A MAJOR
MAKING EDUCATION CHANGE
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ACCOMMODATIONS
The paperwork they sent from the high school didn’t have a summary and the testing wasn’t adequate. The Access Office didn’t accept it so I spent a year without any accommodations. The first semester of college is hard because of the amount of work and you don’t know what to expect because it is different from high school. I didn’t do that well because most of it was lectures and tests and trying to take notes quickly. The second semester is when I took English courses. I could go home and spend as much time as I wanted honing an assignment. I did really well the second semester because my ability wasn’t just graded on just a few tests.
At the end of the year, I went to the Counseling Center and they did testing. Because the testing was much more extensive, I understand my learning disability better. I went back to Access and got more accommodations then I thought. I have extended time on tests and I have a note-taker which is really helpful. My tests are now read to me and my books are on tape.