So, you are sitting in class and the professor has just taught you new material. However, near the end of class you still feel completely confused with the material that was just taught to you so you decide to go to the professors office hours that are held right after class. After visiting your professor office hours you still don't feel like you don't have good grasp on the material. Now, you are stressed out. What are you going to do next?
This is the point in time when knowing other resources to use in your school or outside of school can be very helpful. At Michigan State University the college at which I attend I am very fortunate for the amount of resources we have. As a student with LD I prefer material and concepts to be explained to me a few times and multiple approaches so that I can make sure that I actually understand the information and not just memorizing. In addition, I feel that resources are very useful to me when my professor of a class has a hard time trying to teach me a specific concept that he expects me to learn.
Below I have listed some of the resources that I use at my school, Michigan State University. For any student with an LD , I encourage you to do some research and find resources that can be available to you in your school so that you can go to this place or places to get extra support in academic subjects that are challenging for you.
Cheryl's Brief List of Resources She Uses At MSU:
1. MLC - Math Learning Center: Open Monday-Friday (Hours change frequently and vary day to day) and Sundays. This is a great place to go if Math is a difficult subject for you like it is for me. Here, you can get help from undergraduates and graduate students who are either math majors or have taken at least calcus and 4.0 most of the basic math classes at MSU. In addition, I have occasionally gotten help from some of my professors in the MLC who hold their office hours in the MLC.
2. The Writing Center- Open Monday- Friday and Sundays. The writing center is by far my favorite resource on campus. All of the consultants are very friendly and they can help you with pretty much any written assignment out there. Many times the writing center has helped me edit resumes, critical response papers, persuasive papers, research papers, powerpoint presentations, and even just to brainstorm what to write for a specific paper. Most of the consultants in her are undergraduates and graduate students who have a lot of experience with writing or are writing majors.
3. The LRC- Open Monday-Friday. Learning Resource Center is the place to go on campus if you would like one-on-on tutoring in an academic subject. The have a total of about four specialists that can help you in Math, English, or Science. The nice thing is that this tutoring is free and you get to make an hour appointment each week.
Best of luck in your future academic studies !
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