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Student Success Services/Disabled Students Programs & Services
 

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Sharyn Eveland
Social Science Division Chair
661.763.7866


Susan Vaughan
Learning Disabilities Specialist
661.763.7927

Learning Skills Classes

These classes are designed especially for our students with disabilities. They range from 0.5 to 2.0 units each. They are intended to augment regular, mainstream courses. They include:

Math concepts (Math53)
This class is designed to be taken in conjunction with any level of math courses that we offer at Taft College.
 
Improving Leaning Potential and Functional Word Processing (LRSK52, LRSK53)
These classes are to be taken in conjunction with mainstream English courses.
 
Improving Study Skills Strategies and Introduction to Computer Usage and the Internet (LRSK55, LRSK57)
These classes are designed to supplement courses in which research papers are part of the curriculum.
 
Enhancement of Learning Styles (LRSK51)
This course uses specialized techniques and materials to assess student’s learning styles, and shows the student how to use this information to the greatest advantage.
Other Courses
Functional Reading Enhancement (LRSK56)
This class offers direct instruction in reading decoding skills and provides an opportunity to improve reading speed and ease. This class is designed to be taken prior to mainstream English courses, if determined by the reading portion of the assessment.

Statistics for the Social Sciences (Psych 5 syllabus course outline)

This class is a transferable level course in applied statistics as used in the social sciences. Although accommodations are available to all eligible students, this course is not specifically designed for students with disabilities.

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