The aim of this project is to help students with learning disabilities cope with the academic requirements of higher education.
Summary
This project will develop the assessment tools and services that will help identify students with learning disabilities, and provide the means and methodologies through which they can be integrated into the mainstream curriculum of higher education. The project will establish an Academic Assistance Unit that contains all the necessary infrastructure and resources for students to implement these strategies. In addition, the unit will serve as a model for future units in various educational institutions in Saudi Arabia and the region. It will serve as a training site to increase capabilities among educational professionals.
Our collaborator for this project is Landmark College, Vermont, USA, a world-premier college in the education of students with learning difficulties. Other partners include the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of Higher Education, Prince Sultan University, Tarek Al Jaffali Foundation, and one of our founders Badr Al Dogaither.