Learning Disabilities
Hello fellow colleagues! I hope that you find this page to be a wealth of information on learning disabilities and specifically how learning disabilities affect our adult literacy learner. It is estimated that anywhere from 50-80% of our learners in adult literacy programs suffer from learning disabilities, so chances are that you will have or have already had a student who is learning disabled. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about learning disabilities or if your program would like to host a training on learning disabilities.
Publications
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The Learning Disabilities Adaptations and Accommodations Guide
The Learning Disabilities Adaptations and Accommodations Guide helps adult educators to understand and creatively use appropriate adaptations and accommodations to assist adults with learning disabilities in working toward their classroom and real-life goals. -
Bridges to Practice Guidebooks 1-5
The purpose of the series is to help literacy programs and their practitioners (teachers, tutors, volunteers, and program leaders) learn how to develop or improve services to adults with learning disabilities.- Guidebook 1: Preparing to Serve Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Guidebook 2: The Assessment Process
- Guidebook 3: The Planning Process
- Guidebook 4: The Teaching/Learning Process
- Guidebook 5: Creating Professional Development Opportunities
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Learning Disability Intervention Manual
The Learning Disability Intervention Manual (LDIM) was designed specifically to be used to develop goals, objectives, and educational intervention strategies for students based on the results of the Learning Disability Evaluation Scale.
Most Recent Weblog Post
Cognitive Instruction Strategies Website (March 20, 2008)
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has built a website devoted to Cognitive Strategy Instruction. While it is geared mainly to children, many of the strategies are also applicable to adults. Check it out at: http://www.unl.edu/csi/index.shtml
The Writing Road: Reinvigorate Your Students' Enthusiasm for Writing (March 20, 2008)
LDOnline.org has a new article by Regina Richards on how to help your struggling writers. Please go to: http://www.ldonline.org/article/5608 to learn more about strategies to provide meaningful and effective writing instruction to your learners.
Older Weblog Posts
- Learning Disabilities in the Workplace (March 10, 2008)
- The Media Library of Teaching Skills (January 31, 2008)
- LD Talk: Learning Disabilities in the Workplace (January 22, 2008)
- NIFL Discussion on Comprehension Monitoring Strategies for Adult Readers (December 31, 2007)
- New Issue of Focus on Basics Devoted to Learning Disabilities (December 10, 2007)
