Strategies for case study B: 40-year-old man

This man could possibly manage some form of work closely related to his previous occupation. He’d be unlikely to manage a whole classroom or administrative duties, but may be able to cope with one to one tutoring on a topic that he is highly familiar with.

Useful strategies

• Use a diary to record all important information and organise activities/appointments
• Keep a simple work environment where there are limited distractions
• Have a well organised and tidy work space – everything has it’s place
• Use a computer to work from and store information
• Maintain well structured lessons
• Sessions might need to be short
• Could use CD Rom courses which are structured and sequential
• Deal with one student at a time with a reasonable break between students
• Prepare in advance for each lesson including a review of what was previously achieved
• Weekly plan to assist with preparation and organisation.

Individual

• Journal/diary to keep record of events
• Make use of special places, avoid putting items down
• Use of a bag to hold necessary items when going out (these need to become habits)
• Might benefit from learning strategies of turn-taking in conversations or having another person to signal to him when he is talking too much.
  

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