Contact Information for PAL

HOW TO SEND TESTS AND EXAMS TO PAL 

What do you do when a student requests to take a test or quiz in PAL? Contact the PAL AT Center at(AsstTech@Curry.edu) or 617-333-2262) with specific questions.

How to Send Tests and Exams to PAL

RESOURCES FOR TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES

Teaching students with learning differences and different learning styles can be a signifcant challenge in the college classroom today. Here are some resources you may find helpful to better understand your students. Please contact us (PAL@curry.edu) if you have tips, sources, or strategies that you have found helpful in the classroom.

Teaching Resources for Faculty

LEARNING DISABILITIES REFERENCE (LDR)

The Learning Disabilities Reference (LDR) is a brochure developed by PAL faculty to simplify definitions of language-based learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, as well as processing and executive function difficulties.  It concisely addresses legal issues and provides some teaching support for working with college students who exhibit these learning challenges.  It is available at the Learning Center for faculty  by contacting Dr. Laurie Fox at  617-333-2056 or lfox@curry.edu.

UNTIMED EXAM POLICY AT PAL

We always recommend that students and professors have conversations about taking tests and quizzes before the test or quiz takes place. These dialogues make the students' decision to take a test untimed more informed and intentional, and they also help the professor better understand the students' needs, which often go beyond the need for extra time. Some students need to use a computer for writing, or the Zurweil machine for text to speech recognition, or Dragon software for speaking into the computer with voice recognition. Some students simply need quiet and privacy in an area free from distractions. Accommodations often allow a student to perform at his or her best where they have the opportunity to express their knowledge in a way that their disability would not allow otherwise.

Untimed Exam Policy