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Memory Challenge

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Brink-Chaney, Marcie A
Tue, Nov 13, 2018 2:05 PM

I have a student who has memory issues.  He tells me that auditory learning is best for him.  He is planning to attend community college.  However, although he used an Apex notetaker in high school and currently has a Braille Note Touch, he really does not use a pc and it has been a struggle for him to remember commands to access the computer or to remember punctuation.  He has a Victor Reader Stream to record notes.  However, he is inconsistent at best in recording notes in class.  Does anyone have resources for memory challenges and teaching notetaking skills.  We do not have much time before his training is finished and I feel like I am spinning my wheels with him.  It doesn't help that he really doesn't see the necessity to be in skills of blindness training.

Any help would be appreciated.

Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT CATIS
Visually Impaired Services
University Health Center
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit Medical Center
Address:  4201 St. Antoine
Detroit MI 48201
Phone:  (313)745-4131
Email:  mbrink-c@dmc.orgmailto:mbrink-c@dmc.org

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I have a student who has memory issues. He tells me that auditory learning is best for him. He is planning to attend community college. However, although he used an Apex notetaker in high school and currently has a Braille Note Touch, he really does not use a pc and it has been a struggle for him to remember commands to access the computer or to remember punctuation. He has a Victor Reader Stream to record notes. However, he is inconsistent at best in recording notes in class. Does anyone have resources for memory challenges and teaching notetaking skills. We do not have much time before his training is finished and I feel like I am spinning my wheels with him. It doesn't help that he really doesn't see the necessity to be in skills of blindness training. Any help would be appreciated. Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT CATIS Visually Impaired Services University Health Center Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit Medical Center Address: 4201 St. Antoine Detroit MI 48201 Phone: (313)745-4131 Email: mbrink-c@dmc.org<mailto:mbrink-c@dmc.org> This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message (including any attachments) and notify the originator that you received the message in error. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Tenet Healthcare Corporation.