Letter to DISABILITY SERVICES

SAMPLE LETTER TO COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES

for a STUDENT with MATH LEARNING DISABILITY

From: Dyscalculia.org

August 10, 2010                               LETTER TO COLLEGE STUDENT SERVICES

Student: Jane Doe

Diagnoses: Dyscalculia

To whom it may concern:

After careful review of Jane's current and historical academic record, first grade through college, along with recent psychological reports and test results, we conclude that Jane is capable of outstanding academic achievement with appropriate accommodations and assistive technology.

The solution to successfully navigating life with learning disabilities, demands a two-pronged strategy. Remedial training is required, but therapy is often expensive and years in duration. In the meantime, it is reasonable to support disabled students by instructing them in the efficient use of accommodations and assistive technology.

Jane primarily has dyscalculia, a mathematics learning disability, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Jane has difficulty with memory of math facts, sequences, operations, and reasoning. She is very limited in visual-spatial interpretation, orientation, and memory. Her ability to plan, organize and execute math tasks is very limited. Jane can learn and perform math tasks, basic to advanced, but does not retain material for later recall.

Given these facts, it is necessary to provide Jane with reasonable tools for accessing the curriculum:

Please contact Dyscalculia.org for more information and implementation resources. 

Further Guidance:

Yours in education,

The Dyscalculia.org Team