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• Links--Academic Support Center
• Table of Contents--AS/DSPS--Cuesta College
• Academic Support
  • AS/DOC/AS_NC_Brochure.pdf
  • What is Learning Support Services
  • Academic Support Lab
    • Software--Academic Support Lab
    • Software--Academic Support Lab
    • AS Faculty and Staff
    • AcaSk 5--Academic Support Lab
      • AS/DOC/ASLab101CourseDesc.pdf
    • Walk-Ins--Academic Support Lab
    • Plato Courseware--Academic Support Lab
    • ASL Resources--Academic Support
    • Videos--Academic Support Lab
  • Student Success Workshops--Academic Support
  • Guides to Student Success--Academic Support
    • Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Time Management--Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Characteristics of a Successful Student--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Motivation and Goal Setting--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • 12 steps for studying--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Time Management--Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Listening and Note Taking--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Memory and Learning Styles--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Textbook Reading Strategies--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
      • Memory Tips and Test Taking--Study Skills Guide--Academic Support
    • Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Reading Comprehension--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Understanding the Reading Process--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Levels of Comprehension--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Strengthening Your reading Comprehension--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Reading Rate--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • How to Read a Textbook--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Organizational Patterns of Paragraphs--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Identifying Topics, Main Ideas, and Supporting Details--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Interpreting What You Read--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Techniques For Concentrating and Remembering--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
      • Converting Words into Pictures--Reading Comprehension Guide--Academic Support
    • Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Introduction--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Etymology: The Origin of Words--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Using a Dictionary--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Interpreting a Dictionary Entry--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Structural Analysis--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Common Word Roots--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Word Relationships--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
        • Word Relationships Diagram--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Using Word Relationships--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Analogies--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • Context Clues--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • The Importance of Reading--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
    • Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • How to Spell--Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • Spelling and the Dictionary--Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • Eight Essential Spelling Rules--Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • Exceptions to the Rules--Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • Converting Words Into Pictures--Spelling Guide--Academic Support
      • TOC--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Introduction--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Word-Study Procedure--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Generalizations--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Words With Silent Letters--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Irregular Spellings--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Unreliable Patterns--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Contractions--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Homophones--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Clipped Words--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Blend Words--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Acronyms--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Confusing Words--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • 100 Commonly Misspelled Words--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Long-Vowel Sounds--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Short-Vowel Sounds--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • English--American or British?--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Multicultural Words--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Words From People's Names--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
        • Spelling of Numbers--Impediments to Spelling--Academic Support
    • Critical Thinking Guide--Academic Support
      • Enhanced TOC--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Uses of Critical Thinking--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Evaluating Logic and Validity--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Recognizing Propaganda--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Analyzing Information--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Recognize Viewpoints--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Problem Solving--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
      • Collaborating--Guide to Critical Thinking--Academic Support
    • Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Textbook Study Method Inventory--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Previewing a Textbook--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Anatomy of a Textbook--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
        • Anatomy of a Textbook--Long Description
      • Survey Sheet for Textbook--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Study System--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • SQ4R Study Formula--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Surveying a Textbook Chapter--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Maximize Comprehension by Marking Your Texts--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • How to Mark a Section of a Textbook Chapter--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
        • How to Mark a Section of a Textbook Chapter--LongDescription
      • Mode and Strategy for Reading Different Materials--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Reading Flexibility--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Organizational Patterns of Paragraphs--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • An Effective Textbook Study Strategy--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
        • More About Effective Textbook Study--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Clues to Finding the Main Idea in Textbooks and Articles--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Taking Lecture Notes: Cornell Method--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
        • Cornell Notetaking System Explained--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • How to Read and Study Medical Texts--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • How to Read Effectively in the Sciences--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Reading University Level Materials--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
    • Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • 10 Steps to Improving Your Study Skills--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Suggestions to Students for Improving Math Study Skills--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • How to Do Your Homework--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • How to Read a Math Textbook--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • When to Take Notes--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • How to Solve Word Problems--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • 10 Steps to Better Test Taking--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Studying for Exams--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • The 6 Types of Test-Taking Errors--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • How to Reduce Test Anxiety--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Taking an Objective Test--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
      • Answering an Essay Test--Math Study Skills--Academic Support
  • Learning Communities--Academic Support
    • Fall 2003 Learning Communities--Academic Support
  • Adjunct Study Skills--Academic Support
    • WELCOME TO ADJUNCT STUDY SKILLS
    • AS/DOC/ADJSTUDY.TXT
  • Academic Support for Faculty
    • AS/DOC/ASNewsFall2001.pdf
    • AS/DOC/ASNewsSpr2003.pdf
    • AS/DOC/AtRiskDiagram.doc
    • AS/DOC/AtRiskDiagram.pdf
    • Promoting Active Listening & Learning--Academic Support
      • Taking Good Notes In Lectures--Academic Support
      • Using The Recall-Clue System--Academic Support
      • Ten Bad Listening Habits Quiz--Academic Support
      • 10 keys to effective listening--Academic Support
      • Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • How About a Quick One?--Academic Support
      • Instructing Learners to Create Concept Maps--Academic Support
      • Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
        • AS/IMAGES/SPIDERB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/HEIRB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/FLOWB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/SYSB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/LANDB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/3DB.GIF
        • AS/IMAGES/MANDB.GIF
      • The Minute Paper--Academic Support
      • The "Muddiest" Point--Academic Support
      • Promoting Active Listening & Learning--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Tranisitions--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
    • Increasing Textbook Reading & Comprehension--Academic Support
      • An Effective Textbook Study Strategy--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Textbook Study Method Inventory--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Increasing Comprehension--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Etymology: The Origin of Words--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Structural Analysis--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Common Word Roots--Guide to Vocabulary--Academic Support
      • How Can I Tell What's Important--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Reading University Level Materials--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • Active Learning: Practice at Retrieval--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
      • The Muddiest Point--Increasing Textbook Reading and Comprehension--Academic Support
    • Maximizing Memory--Academic Support
      • Memory Survey--Maximizing Memory--Academic Support
      • Realms of Recall--Maximizing Memory--Academic Support
      • Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
      • Using Cognitive Theories To Improve Teaching--Academic Support
      • 10 Techniques for Learning Names--Academic Support
      • Why do I Forget?--Maximizing Memory--Academic Support
      • Memory Enhancement Websites--Textbook Study Strategy--Academic Support
  • Links--Academic Support
• Tutorial Center--Tutorial Services
  • How to become a tutor--Tutorial Services
    • TUTOR/DOC/tutorapp.pdf
    • CUESTA COLLEGE TUTORIAL CENTER
    • TUTOR/DOC/instrefr.pdf
    • Instructor Referral Form
    • Why should I be a tutor--Tutorial Services
  • How to become a tutee--Tutorial Services
    • TUTOR/DOC/tuteeapp.pdf
    • CUESTA COLLEGE TUTORIAL CENTER
    • Does Tutoring Work?--Tutorial Services
    • How to get the most of of tutoring--Tutorial Services
    • A Guide to Math Study Skills--Tutorial Services
    • Preparing for Finals--Tutorial Services
    • Private Tutors for Hire--Tutorial Services
  • Subjects Available--Tutorial Services
  • NCC Tutorial Center--Tutorial Services
  • English as a Second Language--Tutorial Services
  • Tutoring Information for Instructors--Tutorial Services
  • Forms--Tutorial Services
    • Student Inquiry--Tutorial Services
  • Online Resources for Students--Tutorial Services
  • Tutorial Faculty and Staff--Tutorial Services
• Disabled Student Programs & Services
  • Help--DSPS
  • FAQ's--DSPS
    • General FAQ's--DSPS
    • Legal FAQ's--DSPS
    • Application FAQ's--DSPS
    • Document Disabiltiy FAQ's--DSPS
    • Services FAQ's
    • Faculty FAQs--DSPS
  • General Information--DSPS
    • Accessibility Statement--DSPS
    • Emergency Evacuation--DSPS
    • Confidentiality--DSPS
    • Suspension of Services--DSPS
    • Cuesta College Board Policies
    • Americans with Disabilities Act--DSPS
    • Student Complaints--DSPS
    • Self-Advocacy--DSPS
    • Links--DSPS
  • Apply for DSPS Services--DSPS
    • Apply for DSPS Services--DSPS
    • How to Apply for DSPS Services--DSPS
    • Student Educational Contract--DSPS
    • Reports from Professionals and Agencies--DSPS
    • DSPSApplication.doc
    • DSPS/DOC/Application.pdf
    • VODFORM.DOC
    • VODFORM.PDF
    • ConsentInfoRelease.doc
    • ConsentInfoRelease.pdf
    • Disability Types--DSPS
    • Document your Disability--DSPS
      • Psychologists List--DSPS
    • LDIndicatorSelfEvaluation.doc
    • LDIndicatorSelfEvaluation.pdf
    • LDELIG.PDF
    • DDLVerifForm.doc
    • DSPS/DOC/DDLVerifForm.pdf
    • Verification of Disability for EOPS--DSPS
    • High School Transitions--DSPS
    • A Parent's Guide to College--DSPS
    • Rights and Responsibilities--DSPS
    • More Rights and Responsibilities of Students with Disabilities--DSPS
    • EOPSVerForm.doc
    • EOPSVerForm.PDF
    • RequestInfoSent.doc
    • RequestInfoSent.pdf
  • Overview of DSPS Services--DSPS
    • Brief Overview of Services--DSPS
      • Academic Accomodations--DSPS
        • Academic Accomodations Request Procedure--DSPS
        • ClassAccomAgree.pdf
      • Accommodations--DSPS
      • Adapted Physical Education--DSPS
      • Counseling--DSPS
      • Courses--DSPS
        • Courses--Old and New Numbers--DSPS
        • Courses--New and Old Numbers--DSPS
        • ACA SK 5
        • ACA SK 25
      • Course Substitution/Waiver Procedure--DSPS
        • Course Substitution/Waiver Procedure--DSPS
        • Course Substitution/Waiver Procedure--DSPS
        • Course Substitution Waiver Form
        • CourseSubWaiverForm.pdf
        • GoodFaith.doc
        • GoodFaith.pdf
      • LD Student Eligibility Requirements--DSPS
      • LD Student Eligibility Testing Procedure--DSPS
      • Priority Registration--DSPS
      • Alternate Media Requests--DSPS
        • Request for Alternate Media.doc
        • DSPS/DOC/AltMediaForm.pdf
      • Alternate Testing--DSPS
        • Alternate Testing--DSPS
        • Alternate Testing--DSPS
        • Alternate Testing--DSPS
        • Alternate Testing--DSPS
        • AltTestForm.pdf
      • Equipment Loan--DSPS
      • Furniture Request--DSPS
        • AdaptFurnForm.doc
        • AdaptFurnForm.pdf
      • Interpreters for the Deaf & HOH
        • Sign Language Interpreter Request Procedure
        • Sign Language Student Responsibilities--DSPS
        • Sign Language Interpreting Ethics--DSPS
        • Sign Language Interpretering, Faculty Information--DSPS
        • InterpretApptForm.doc
        • InterpretApptForm.pdf
        • Interpreter Responsibilities--DSPS
      • Notetaking Services--DSPS
        • Notetaking Services--DSPS
        • NotetakerAuthForm.doc
        • NotetakerAuthForm.pdf
        • Request for a Notetaker.doc
        • NotetakerRqstForm.pdf
        • Notetaking for Instructors
        • Notetaking Suggestions--DSPS
      • Taped Text Requests
        • Request for Taped Text Form.doc
        • TapedTextRqstForm.pdf
        • RFBDScholarship.doc
        • RFBDScholarship.pdf
      • Academic Support (Tutoring)
  • Assistive Technology Center--DSPS
    • ATC Software--DSPS
    • ATC Hardware--DSPS
    • ATC Courses--DSPS
      • ACA SK 110
      • Aca Sk 104
      • Aca Sk 119
      • Aca Sk 122
      • ACASK 93E
      • ACA SK 125
      • ACA SK 131
    • Adaptive Furniture--DSPS
  • Forms--DSPS
    • DSPS/DOC/AdaptEquipForm.pdf
    • DSPS/DOC/AdaptEquipForm.doc
    • Alternate Media Request Form--DSPS
    • Closed Captioning Request Form
    • Evaluate our Website--DSPS
    • Student Inquiry--DSPS
    • Form Submitted Successfully--DSPS
  • Local Disability-Related Events
    • Annual Learning Disabilities Conference--DSPS
      • LD Conference Art--DSPS
        • LD Conference Artist Letter--DSPS
      • LD Conference Speaker--DSPS
      • LD Conference History--DSPS
  • Alternate Media Facilitator--DSPS
    • Alternate Media Flyer--DSPS
      • Alternate Media Flyer
      • AltMediaFlier.pdf
    • Alternate Media Formats--DSPS
    • Alternate Media Center--DSPS
    • Course Materials Accessibility Guidelines--DSPS
    • Flex Activities--DSPS
    • Electronic Curbcuts Home Page--DSPS
      • Using Alt Tags--DSPS
        • Adding Alt Tags--DSPS
          • Page without Alt Tags--DSPS
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/MARINE1.MP3
          • Page with Alt Tags--DSPS
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/MARINE2.MP3
        • Adding D-Links--DSPS
          • Page with D Link and Alt Tag--DSPS
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/MARINE4.MP3
        • Adding LongDesc Tags--DSPS
          • Page with Alt and Longdesc--DSPS
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/MARINE3.MP3
            • LongDesc of Brittle Star
              • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/brittlestar.mp3
            • LongDesc of Sand Dollar
              • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/sanddollar.mp3
      • Using CSS--DSPS
        • CSS External--DSPS
        • CSS Embedded--DSPS
        • CSS Inline--DSPS
        • CSS Classes--DSPS
        • CSS Exercise--DSPS
        • CSS Handout--DSPS
        • CSS Test Page without CSS--DSPS
        • CSS Test Page with CSS--DSPS
        • Getting the Cuesta Look--DSPS
      • Using Skip Navigation Links--DSPS
        • Adding Skip Navigation Links--DSPS
          • IMAGES/SPACER.GIF
          • Skip Navigation Link--None--DSPS
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP1.MP3
          • Skip Navigation Link--Visible Text
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP3NOT.MP3
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP3.MP3
          • Skip Navigation Link--Hidden Text
          • Skip Navigation Link--Transparent Graphic
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP4NOT.MP3
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP4.MP3
          • Skip Navigation Link--Special Table and Hidden Text
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP5NOT.MP3
            • DSPS/curbcut/sounds/SKIP5.MP3
      • Using Forms--DSPS
        • Sample Form--Inaccessible--DSPS
        • Sample Form--Accessible
        • Using Tables to Format Forms--DSPS
      • Using Tables--DSPS
        • Simple Tables--the Scope Method--DSPS
          • Simple Table--Inaccessible--DSPS
          • Simple Table--with Scope Attribute
        • Complex Tables--Headers & ID Method--DSPS
          • Complex Table--Inaccessible--DSPS
          • Complex Table--with ID and Headers
        • Table Captions--DSPS
        • Table Summary--DSPS
      • Web Access Checklist--DSPS
      • Web Access Guidelines--DSPS
      • Digital Captioning--DSPS
        • DSPS/MOVIE/SpaceTime.ram
      • Electronic Curbcuts Table of Contents--DSPS
      • Advanced Web Access
  • Faculty Handbook
    • Faculty Handbook
    • Faculty Introduction to DSPS
    • Refer Students to DSPS
      • LDReferForm.doc
      • DSPS/DOC/LDReferForm.pdf
    • Videos for Faculty--DSPS
    • Guide to Disability Etiquette--DSPS
    • Teaching Students With Disabilities--DSPS
      • Acquired Brain Impairment--DSPS
      • Communication Disability--DSPS
      • Developmentally Delayed Learners--DSPS
      • Learning Disabilities--DSPS
      • Mobility Disability
      • Psychological Disability--DSPS
      • Visual Disability--DSPS
      • Other Disabilities--DSPS
    • Alternative Testing for Faculty--DSPS
    • Alternate Media for Faculty--DSPS
    • Links for Faculty--DSPS
• Meet Our Faculty & Staff
  • Lisa Curtis--AS/DSPS--
  • Hedy Carra--AS/DSPS
  • Sallee Detomaso--AS/DSPS
  • Jeannie Lealeaux
  • Berta Parrish--AS/DSPS
  • Karen Reyes--AS/DSPS
  • Louie Rossa-Quade--AS/DSPS
  • Patrick Schwab--AS/DSPS
• 3300 Building--Academic Support Center
  • 3300.PDF

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