Consider: background; inability or difficulty focussing; alcohol as escape from trauma or soothes pain, emotional or otherwise; easily overwhelmed specially with new project; spoken English and confidence, proficiency or functional illiteracy

Strategies: 1. appeal to interests

– skits, spoken word, oral skills strong

2. computer as resource

Motivations: difficulty with reading and writing BUT lived experience of alcohol recovery; therefore, motivated to make personal change!
Tap into this student’s strengths
– oral/spoken confidenc
– motivation re personal change

Look at multi-media presentation
– spoken componant
-computer generated piece
written…..incorporate challenge
– within group dynamics
-group project with clearly defined parameters
-students as mentors? Role of teacher… needs to be very involved as support facilitation

Thank you, Andrew, Maylena, Joyce, and Kyle