An individualized program, outlining the student's strengths and needs, is designed by the Director for each student using information from the student's Diagnostic Evaluation Report. Students are guided and motivated to become independent, successful learners and their own self-advocates as they work with a Learning Assistant. Learning Assistants are men and women working on their first or second Master of Science Degree at C.W. Post. Many Learning Assistants have had classroom experience working in public, private and post-secondary schools on Long Island. All Learning Assistants are trained by the Director to work with learning disabled students.
All course work is done by the student.
All work is original and entirely composed by the student. Learning Assistants help freshmen make the transition from high school to college. They assist all the students in time management, organizational skills, note-taking techniques, study skills and other necessary learning strategies. The times selected become an integral part of the student's schedule. Each freshman must meet with a Learning Assistant a mandatory two hours per week.