Case Study - George

Learner Profile

George was a self-referral to the counselling department of a local college program. George brought a list of concerns pertaining to his learning strategies and possible indicators of a learning disability. George came with a "shopping list" describing both the problems that affected his academic performance and also the help that he wished to receive. His goal path is to become a television film editor. The Delta Screener was used to see if there were indicators of a potential learning disability and to gain a better understanding of George's strengths and weaknesses. The Delta screener was administered in an afternoon over a one-hour period. All the questions were read to George, who had no problem understanding the questions but had some difficulty verbalizing his answers.

graphic of dialog bubble:The following are George's responses that were collected using the Delta Screening Tool. At the beginning of each subheading in the screening tool, you will find a text box that describes the purpose for each subsection of data collection. After each section we will review George's responses and discuss which are the indicators and non-indicators of possible learning disabilities.

Delta Screener

Today's date: November 18/03

Name George Jones Age 19
Revised: May, 2003

Birth date 1984 July 19
Year /month /day

Completed together with___Doug - college counsellor

Post-Secondary academic status
The purpose of this area is to discuss the learner's current learning problems. Often the learner's explanation of his/her difficulties can give some indication of a possible source of learning problems. You may be able to identify some learning strengths and weaknesses from the pattern of grades earned within the learner's academic record. Adult learners who have no history of school difficulty previous to post-secondary settings may be experiencing some transition problems that are not the result of a learning disability. The unexpected challenges at the post-secondary secondary level may be a result of issues related to motivation, maturity, changing expectations, difficulty managing workload, inappropriate program choice, etc.